Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the cervical smears of geriatric patients who were accepted to the hospital for symptoms other than vaginal bleeding.

Materials and Methods: The records of patients who were admitted to Elazig Educational Research Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between June 2008 and June 2011 with complaints other than vaginal bleeding were examined. The age, obstetric and histories such as number of aborts or pregnancy and clinical symptoms were recorded. Patients are dividev into two groups; patients between 65-75 years formed are group-I and those who are above 75 years formed the group-II.

Results: 206 patients recorded in this period. 165 cases (80%) were between 65 and 75 years old and 41 cases (20%) were older than 75 years. Chronic cervicitis were diagnosed in 76 cases (36.9%), cervical atrophy in 114 (55.3%), cervical polyps in 3 cases (1.5%) and cervical erosion in 2 (1.0%). In 3 patients (1.5%) ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of unknown significance) and in 1 (0.5%) patient HSIL (high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion) was determinated. In 7 cases (3.4%), the specimen was named as insufficient due to intense inflamation or bleeding. No invasive cervical carcinoma or AGUS (atypical glandular cells of unknown significance) was detected.

Conclusion: Pap smear is stil an important diagnostic tool in geriatric patients.