S_nmary The characteristics of cervicography and the Papamncolaou smear test have been compared for the detection of cervix lesions classified as CIN I or more. A total of 4,015 women were entered into the study. (IARC, 1986;Laara et al., 1987;Day, 1989).Cervicography as a means of screening was introduced by Stafl at the beginning of the 1980s (Stafl, 1981 Screening results qualified as 'atypical' or 'trivial change' were considered to be negative tests. CIN I lesions were considered to be low-grade lesions. CIN II or higher lesions were considered to be high-grade lesions. This distinction is based on the fact that there is a wide consensus that patients with CIN II or higher grade lesions should be subjected to further investigations, whereas the follow-up of CIN I lesions is still controversial (Ellman, 1991;Miller et al., 1991).The reference test was the histopathological examination of the biopsy specimens. All pathology slides were read by two pathologists, each unaware of the evaluation done by the other. In case of disagreement between the two readers, the final diagnosis was established by a senior pathologist aware of the two previous reports. (Morrison, 1985;Brecht & Robra, 1987; Shatzkin et al., 1987;Verbeek et al., 1991