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What is a colposcopy , that is a colposcopy? In Demedicina tell you more about colposcopy.

Colposcopy is a gynecological procedure that illuminates and expands the area of the vulva, vagina and cervix to detect abnormalities. During the colposcopy biopsies can be taken if suspicious lesions on the cervix.

The test is performed mainly for two reasons

1. A when there is an abnormal Pap test, or abnormal cervix appears to collect samples for the test.
2. Or to examine the cervix.

What is the test

• The test is not painful or cause bleeding. The patient lies in a gynecological examination table, you insert a speculum to hold open the vagina. Use a solution of acetic acid to remove mucus or discharge that covers the surface and easier to find abnormal areas.

• The doctor will use a tool called a colposcope, a type of microscope with a pair of binoculars. The colposcope have different colored lenses and filters that allow the doctor to detect abnormalities in the cervix.

• With the colposcope well located at the vaginal opening area thoroughly discussed, if the doctor feels necessary, take pictures or tissue samples.

• The doctor will examine the area of ​​the vagina and vulva in search of genital warts and other anomalies. Genital warts are caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus that causes cancer cervix.

Cervical Biopsy

• A colposcopy allows tissue samples of abnormal areas. After the biopsy applies a chemical in the area of ​​the biopsy to prevent bleeding.

According to the results of colposcopy

• If the biopsy shows the presence of dysplasia or cancer, the doctor will recommend treatment. There are different degrees of dysplasia from mild, moderate and more severe.

• The doctor will recommend the most appropriate treatment. The most common are the destruction of the abnormal area or the removal. In both cases 90% of patients recovering normally.

Among the techniques to treat abnormalities in the cervix

• The nitrous oxide cryo cautery
• The use of carbon dioxide laser
• Electrosurgical excision procedure
• The canonization knife
• Hysterectomy.

In general, destruction procedures are used for mild abnormalities of the cervix. Extraction procedures are for the most serious.

With the exception of hysterectomy is almost always used for invasive cancer and is rarely used for dysplasia, the treatments are safe enough to be carried out in an outpatient or office setting.

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