1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board,
Bangor, Gwynedd, UK; 2Department of Gynecology, National Screening Center, Tbilisi …

The colposcope is a binocular instrument used to study human tissue in vivo with
magnification ranging from x5 to x25. It allows recognition of tissue changes not visible to the …

This European consensus statement on essential colposcopy provides standards for the
general colposcopist seeing women referred for colposcopy with an abnormal cervical …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the accuracy of colposcopy to identify cervical precancer in
screening and diagnostic settings. METHODS: As part of a larger clinical trial to evaluate the …

Just under 2000 women each year die in England and Wales from cervical cancer (British
Medical Association 3986). In recent years there has been no significant fall in these …

Objectives Colposcopy training and assessment is not uniform across Europe with individual
countries determining their own required standards and regulations. In light of the significant …

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board,
Bangor, Gwynedd, UK; 2Department of Gynecology, National Screening Center, Tbilisi …

Abstract The Polish Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathophysiology and the Polish
Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians provide comprehensive guidelines for …

This issue of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease contains the new ASCCP
Colposcopy Stan-dards. These comprehensive standards are evidence based and fill an …

Colposcopy has a poor sensitivity to detect precancerous abnormalities of the cervix. These
abnormalities will become less common after HPV vaccinated girls enter the screened …