Colposcopy Center - Coconut Creek, FL
Coconut Creek 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 Coconut Creek * Alan Wayne Black MD  Women's Wellness Center of South Florida  South Florida Women's Health Associates  South Florida Women's Health Associates  Mark N Scheinberg MD  Fern TaiSenChoy-Bent MD  Royal Palm OB/GYN  Royal Palm OB/GYN  Royal Palm OB/GYN  Royal Palm OB/GYN  Comprehensive Ob/Gyn LLC  Comprehensive Ob/Gyn LLC  Comprehensive Ob/Gyn LLC  Benjamin Graber MD  Benjamin Graber MD  Omega Women's Center  Omega Women's Center  Omega Women's Center  Omega Women's Center  Alan B Patterson MD  Omega Women's Center  Omega Women's Center  Omega Women's Center  Alison Clarke DeSouza MD PA  Green & Urriberri  Carol McKenzie MD LLC  Green & Urriberri  Green & Urriberri  Green & Urriberri  Carol McKenzie MD LLC  Abramovitz Ob/Gyn PA  Christine F Edwards MD PA  Michael J Benjamin MD  Andrew H Krinsky MD LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Anthony A Chidiac MD  Women's Health Partners LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Women's Health Partners LLC  Florida OB/GYN Associates  Florida OB/GYN Associates  Florida OB/GYN Associates  Karmin Konsker and Briggs MDs  Orlando A Milan MD  Comprehensive Obstetrics & Gynecology PA  Kenneth Kassin MD  Fort Lauderdale Womens Center  Anthony A Chidiac MD  Comprehensive Obstetrics & Gynecology PA  Ronald M Tuttelman MD PA  Alexandria M Angelides MD  Michael Fleischer MD  Samuel L Heering MD FACOG  Rebecca N Stern MD  Herman M Epstein MD PA  William T Joyner MD  All Women's Medical Center  Catherine S Sonaglia MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  From Woman to All Women OB/GYN  Holy Cross Medical Group  Lanalee Araba Sam MD PA  Woman at Bayview  Woman at Bayview  East West Ob/Gyn  Reynald Pouliot MD  Reynald Pouliot MD  South Florida OB/GYN Services  South Florida OB/GYN Services  Frederick Silfen MD  Toon & Bataskov MDs  Boca Raton OB/GYN Specialists LLC  Boca Raton OB/GYN Specialists LLC  Boca Raton OB/GYN Specialists LLC  Michael R Loss MD  Boca Raton OB/GYN Specialists LLC  Boca Raton OB/GYN Specialists LLC  Toon & Bataskov MDs  Plantation Maternity Center  S Florida Gynecologic Associates  S Florida Gynecologic Associates  Ira M Shulman MD  Delisa Skeete-Henry MD PA  S Florida Gynecologic Associates  Steven Birnbach MD & David Lubetkin MD  Violeta B Chiong MD  OB/GYN Associates  Karmin Konsker and Briggs MDs  Steven Birnbach MD & David Lubetkin MD  OB/GYN Associates  West Broward XRAY  Dafna Lebow MD  West Broward XRAY  Modern Times Women's Care PA  Modern Times Women's Care PA Coconut Creek, FloridaUpcoming 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 Coconut Creek
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