[Obstacles and reticences in the screening of cancer of the cervix by the general practitioner].

To have a better understanding of the poor participation rate among general practitioners (GPs) in cervical cancer screening, we have conducted a survey in the department of Bas-Rhin on a small sample of GPs. This helped to explain how they perceived this technical act, the problems or barriers related to it: rate, function and status of general practitioner in the current health care system, the difficulty to combine the scientific and technical aspects of modern medicine with the need to care for the patients.