Colposcopy Center - Florissant, MO
Florissant 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 Florissant * Serenity Women's Healthcare  Serenity Women's Healthcare  Serenity Women's Healthcare  Hamid A Hosseini MD  LRVS Medical LLC  Chinda V Rojanasathit MD  Vernon L Johnson MD  Peoples Health Center  Associates In Womens Healthcare  T Joseph McCaffrey MD PC  Mercy Ob/Gyn  Aaron J Pile MD & Leslie A Scott MD  Aaron J Pile MD & Leslie A Scott MD  Josiah O Ekunno MD  Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Center  Genesis Ob/Gyn Inc  Hahn Ob/Gyn Associates  Hahn Ob/Gyn Associates  Advanced Ob/Gyn Services  Gateway Ob/Gyn  Gateway Ob/Gyn  Gateway Ob/Gyn  Bellerive Ob/Gyn Ltd  Genesis Ob/Gyn Inc  Frantz A Pierre MD  Hahn Ob/Gyn Associates  Genesis Ob/Gyn Inc  Women's Care Gyn Inc  Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Center  Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Center  Women to Women Health Care  Women to Women Health Care  Women to Women Health Care  Overland Medical Center  Balanced Care for Women  Balanced Care for Women  Balanced Care for Women  Ob/Gyn Associates  Women?s HealthPartners, Inc.  Women?s HealthPartners, Inc.  Ob/Gyn Associates  Ob/Gyn Associates  Ob/Gyn Associates  Women's Healthcare Consultants  SSM St Marys Health Center  Comprehensive Health Center at Homer G Phillips  SLU Care OB/GYN  Bellevue Internal Medicine  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  Gateway Women's Health  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  SLU Care OB/GYN  Washington University Ultrasound & Genetics  Washington University Ultrasound & Genetics  Washington University Ultrasound & Genetics  Washington University Ultrasound & Genetics  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Ultrasound & Genetics  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  Washington University Gynecologic Oncology  SSM St Charles Clinic Medical Group  Jean A Thomas MD  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Boonslick Medical Group Inc  St Louis Children's Hospital  Washington University Maternal Fetal Medicine  Washington University Reproductive Medicine  Washington University Reproductive Medicine  Boonslick Medical Group Inc  Washington University Reproductive Medicine  Boonslick Medical Group Inc  Carlos Maitz MD  James E Belcher MD  Consultants in Women's Healthcare Inc  West End Ob/Gyn  West End Ob/Gyn  New Ballas OB/GYN Inc  Washington University Ob/Gyn Consultants  Sher Institute St Louis  Womens Health Specialists of St Louis LLC  Womens Health Specialists of St Louis LLC  Professionals in OB/GYN Inc  Family Care Health Center  Washington University Ob/Gyn Consultants Florissant, MissouriUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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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 Florissant
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