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Colposcopy
Prevention;
Screening
Colposcopy
CIN
treatment
Colposcopy
Colposcopy is the test that is performed
when a smear test is abnormal. It
involves the examination of the cervix
using a specially designed microscope.
A woman is examined in
a gynaecological couch and a speculum is
inserted. Special dyes (acetic acid and
Iodine) are placed on the cervix.
Precancerous cells stain differently to
normal cervix and abnormal areas can be
biopsied and sent for analysis. The
procedure is not painful and can be done
in the outpatients without anaesthetic.
