colposcopy

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Anyone who tests positive for HPV would be sent for a colposcopy, which uses a special magnifying instrument that allows medics to closely examine the cervix to look for pre-cancerous cells.

From BBC

A couple of weeks after having a colposcopy, while sitting in her kitchen, she received a "terrifying" phone call from the hospital asking her to come in, but not to come alone.

From BBC

When cell changes are detected in today's screening program, the woman undergoes a vaginal examination, a so-called colposcopy, where the gynaecologist looks at the cervix with the help of a microscope and, if necessary, takes a biopsy.

From Science Daily

The results of the current study suggest that implementation of the WID-qCIN test could reduce the number of colposcopy examinations by 40 per cent.

From Science Daily

If she had received a colposcopy, an examination of the cervix and vagina, in March of 2020, “more probably than not, she would have survived her cervical cancer,” wrote Dr. Reed Paulson, the former chief medical officer at Oregon State Penitentiary, in his expert report for the case.

From Seattle Times