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Between 1 January 2022 and 15 October 2024, a retrospective cohort study was conducted on women referred with PCB identified using the International Classification of Diseases, tenth version (ICD-10) diagnosis codes \"DN930 Bleeding after coitus\" and \"DN930B Contact bleeding\". Data were collected from the hospital's electronic patient files and the Danish Pathology Database.\n\nRESULTS. Data from a total of 392 patients were analysed. Among 199 low-risk patients with normal tests, 161 (81%) avoided colposcopy. The combined sensitivity of cytology and hrHPV tests was 97%, detecting 33 of 34 CIN2+ cases. One CIN2+ case was missed by both tests but identified by GE. GP agreed with gynaecologists in 53% of abnormal GE findings, whereas 47% were misclassified as normal GE findings.\n\nCONCLUSIONS. Combining cytology, hrHPV testing and GE reduces unnecessary colposcopies in low-risk women with PCB by 81%. The triadic approach successfully identified all CIN2+ cases. Implementing the new strategy with GPs is challenging due to GPs' limited accuracy in identifying abnormal GE findings.\n\nFUNDING. None.\n\nTRIAL REGISTRATION. 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