For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.

Patients who did not undergo a hysterectomy or repeat excisional biopsy were asked to return for colposcopy and cervical cytology every 4 months until 3 normal consecutive examinations or an ...

Gross adenosis may appear red and granular, whereas squamous metaplasia may be indistinguishable from normal epithelium ... the vaginal and cervical surfaces. If performed, colposcopy should ...

Pap smears are usually performed during routine gynecological care, along with a breast exam and overall well-being check.

The differential diagnosis included cervical cancer and we referred the patient for urgent colposcopy. However, laboratory tests proved the viral aetiology of the cervical ulceration and the cervix ...

If the results are normal, there is no need ... abnormal smear will probably require a colposcopy and biopsy. This is a non-invasive examination of the cervix, using an instrument called a ...