New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

Early detection and modern treatments make cervical cancer one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Newport Women’s ...

Ectopic pregnancies are rare but very serious, and you may not hear about them until you (or someone you know) experience one.

Objective To estimate the cytological and colposcopic performances for the diagnosis of cervical neoplasias. Methods Cross-sectional retrospective study with data from patients’ charts. The ...

An endometriosis biopsy requires surgery, usually a laparoscopy, and is done under general anesthesia. An endometrial biopsy is done in a doctor’s office without general anesthesia and checks for ...

If your doctor finds abnormal cells in your cervix, the lower part of your uterus that connects to your vagina, they may decide to remove them with a procedure called cervical cryotherapy. "This ...

Abstract: The following article presents the development of a low-cost digital colposcopy device designed to fit a wide range of speculum sizes, offering 99 % diagnostic accuracy. The main objective ...

2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning 7400, Denmark Introduction Colposcopy is a standard procedure for evaluating cervical abnormalities and collecting cervical ...

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the abnormal growth of cells (neoplasia) or lesions on your outer cervix lining (intraepithelial). CIN can be detected ...