[Level of retinol in blood serum of women infected with HPV and with dysplastic changes of the cervix].

The reported study was carried out in 528 women hospitalized in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Medical Academy in Lublin. Apart from the control group, the remaining patients were classified according to the histological changes found in the cervix (CIN) and demonstrated human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. In all cases the serum retinol level was determined. HPV-infected women had lower retinol levels. Another observation was that with progression of cervical lesions the serum vitamin A level decreased.