Colposcopy Center - Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara * Ralph Quijano MD  Barbara E Mathews MD  Cottage Hospital Med Education Ob/Gyn Dept  Ob/Gyn Associates  Center For Women's Healthcare  Frank R Gamberdella MD  Ralph L Green MD  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Womens Medical Clinic  Ayesha Shaikh MD  Alex R Soffici MD  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Womens Total Care  Sansum Clinic Internal Medicine Dept  Public Health Clinic  Public Health Clinic  Donald E Lindblad MD  Women's Wellness Center  Robert C Corlett Jr. MD  Stanley Frochtzwajg MD  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Terry L Cole MD  Diesfeld & Pattamakom MDs  Brent Street Family Practice  Brent Street Family Practice  Diesfeld & Pattamakom MDs  Primary Medical Group Inc  Jeffrey Richardson MD  Southern California Reproductive Center  Southern California Reproductive Center  Center for Family Health Ashwood  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Hill Road  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Veena D & Prasad D Mummaneni MDs & Afshan Ghiai MD  Antoine T Hanna MD  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Community Memorial LBB_Hospital Centers for Family Health  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Veena D & Prasad D Mummaneni MDs & Afshan Ghiai MD  Jon L Schrock MD  Center for Women's Well Being  Community Memorial LBB_Hospital Centers for Family Health  Channel Islands Ob/Gyn  Channel Islands Ob/Gyn  The Women's Place  Michelle A. Marine MD, Inc.  W Blake Jamison MD  Grossman & Grossman MDs  Grossman & Grossman MDs  Moorpark Women's Health and Spa  Jeffrey Block MD  Thomas VanGeem MD  Thomas VanGeem MD  Arroyo Oaks Medical Associates Inc  Edward M Feldman DO  Seymour Gorelick & Bert B Schoenkerman MDs  Raymond Poliakin MD  Seymour Gorelick & Bert B Schoenkerman MDs  Conejo Medical Group for Women  Village Ob/Gyn Medical Group Inc  Village Ob/Gyn Medical Group Inc  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Louise Garcia MD  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Conejo Womens Medical Center  Michael L Hoffman DO  Center For Womens Health & Family Birth  Center For Womens Health & Family Birth  Santa Maria Womens Health Center  Central Coast Womens Health  Santa Maria Womens Health Center  Central Coast Womens Health  Arbor Medical Group  Robert L McGhie MD  Mitchell A Adler MD, A Professional Corporation  David R Ghausi DO  Michael L Wyatt MD  Women Care Center  Stephanie Mandelman MD  Orlin Liberman MD  Gladys Negron MD  Simi Family Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Womens Center  LifeStart Fertility Center  Bel Image OB/GYN  Hyman & Tio Partners for Womens Health  OB/GYN Affiliates  OB/GYN Affiliates Santa Barbara, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Santa Barbara
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