Colposcopy Center - Attleboro, MA
Attleboro Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors for ColposcopyType of Physician: Obstetrician-Gynecologist What is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist? A certification by the Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; practitioners provide medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders, to the extent that it distinguishes them from other physicians. This training enables them to serve as consultants to other physicians and as primary physicians for women. Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology Common Name: Ob/Gyn or Ob-Gyn Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors in Attleboro * Four Women Health Services  Four Women Health Services  Four Women Health Services  Ob/Gyn Group of Attleboro  Ob/Gyn Group of Attleboro  Ob/Gyn Group of Attleboro  Ob/Gyn Group of Attleboro  Ob/Gyn Group of Attleboro  OB/GYN Associates Inc  OB/GYN Associates Inc  OB/GYN Associates Inc  OB/GYN Associates Inc  Foxboro Center For Womens & Family Health  Foxboro Center For Womens & Family Health  Foxboro Center For Womens & Family Health  Foxboro Center For Womens & Family Health  Foxboro Center For Womens & Family Health  Women's Care  Bay Street OB/GYN  Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology Inc  Women's Care  OB/GYN Associates Inc  Taunton Ob/Gyn  Pranav Prakesh MD  Newton-Wellesley Ob/Gyn  Newton-Wellesley Ob/Gyn  Newton-Wellesley Ob/Gyn  About Women by Women  About Women by Women  About Women by Women  Signature Healthcare Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates  Wellesley Womens Care  Womens Health Affiliates  Womens Health Affiliates  Dedham Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Signature Healthcare Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Signature Healthcare Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates  Parites Medical Group  Parites Medical Group  Caritas Medical Group  Zwi Hoch MD  Uhun R Lee MD  Paramount Womens Health  Obstetrical Associates  Obstetrical Associates  Obstetrical Associates  Obstetrical Associates  Rose Ann Berwald MD  Sandra S Chenkin MD  David Edinburgh MD  Soheil Hanjani MD  Shenbagavalli Ramaswami MD  Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Practice Corp  Shenbagavalli Ramaswami MD  Truesdale Clinic Southcoast Physicians Services  Truesdale Clinic Southcoast Physicians Services  Truesdale Clinic Southcoast Physicians Services  GynOb Associates Inc  GynOb Associates Inc  GynOb Associates Inc  Caring For Women  Caring For Women  Fertility Center of New England Inc  Fertility Solutions, P.C.  Fertility Solutions  Fertility Solutions, P.C.  Fertility Solutions, P.C.  Fertility Solutions, P.C.  Beata Kereszti MD  Womens Health Affiliates  Womens Health Affiliates  Primary Care Affiliates  Spina Ob/Gyn  Dedham Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Beth Israel Deaconess Women's Health  Beth Israel Deaconess Women's Health  Beth Israel Deaconess Women's Health  Woman Well  South Shore Womens Health  David Goldberg MD  David Goldberg MD  MetroWest Physicians Services  Edmon Jacobson MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Braintree Ob/Gyn  Charlotte J Richards MD  Henry Klapholz MD  Francisco J Reina MD  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Wellesley  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Wellesley  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Wellesley  About Women by Women  Women's Health Associates  About Women by Women  Women's Health Associates  About Women by Women  About Women by Women  Tri-River Family Health Center Attleboro, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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ColposcopyWhat is colposcopy?Colposcopy is a gynecological procedure that illuminates and magnifies the vulva, vaginal walls, and uterine cervix in order to detect and examine abnormalities of these structures. The cervix is the base of the womb (uterus) and leads out to the birth canal (vagina). During colposcopy, special tests [acetic acid wash, use of color filters, and sampling (biopsy) of tissues] can be done. Colposcopy is not to be confused with culdoscopy, which is the insertion of an instrument through the wall of the vagina in order to view the pelvic area behind the vagina.
Why is colposcopy done?Colposcopy is usually done in one of two circumstances: to examine the cervix either when the result of a Pap smear is abnormal, or when the cervix looks abnormal during the collection of a Pap smear. Even if a Pap smear result is normal, colposcopy is ordered when the cervix appears visibly abnormal to the clinician performing the Pap smear. The purpose of the colposcopy is to determine what is causing the abnormal looking cervix or the abnormal Pap smear so that appropriate treatment can be given.
How is colposcopy done?A colposcope is a microscope that resembles a pair of binoculars. The instrument has a range of magnification lenses. It also has color filters that allow the physician to detect tiny abnormal blood vessels on the cervix. The colposcope is used to examine the vaginal walls and cervix through the vaginal opening.
Colposcopy is a safe procedure with no complicatio... Recommended Reading Related to ColposcopyWhat is a Pap smear?A Pap smear (also known as the Pap test) is a medical procedure in which a sample of cells from a woman's cervix (the end of the uterus that extends into the vagina) is collected and spread (smeared) on a microscope slide. The cells are examined under a microscope in order to look for pre-malignant (before-cancer) or malignant (cancer) changes. A Pap smear is a simple, quick, and relatively painless screening test. Its specificity - which means its ability to avoid classifying a normal smear as abnormal (a "false positive" result) - while very good, is not perfect. The sensitivity of a Pap smear - which means its ability to detect every single abnormality -- while good, is also not perfect, and some "false negative" results (in which abnormalities are present but not detected by the test) will occur. Thus, a few women develop cervical cancer despite having regular Pap screening. In the vas... Other Related Colposcopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Attleboro
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