Colposcopy

/kəlpˈɒskəpɪ/

/kəlpˈɑːskəpi/

Colposcopy

a medical procedure using a colposcope to examine the cervix, vagina, and vulva for cervical conditions or cancer screening

Examples

1. About two weeks after the letter came I went for my colposcopy and the colposcopy is very similar to a smear test

2. About two weeks after the letter came I went for my colposcopy and the colposcopy is very similar to a smear test

3. If there are more significant changes in your results you will be referred to a specialist clinic called a colposcopy clinic where further tests and possible treatment can be carried out.

4. There was actually a bit of a stigma around discussing HPV abnormalities with cells, the colposcopy because nobody really talks about it.