Value of colposcopy in genitourinary departments.

The value of primary colposcopy in genitourinary medicine--a six year review.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of primary colposcopy in the genitourinary medicine setting by comparing the cervical cytology and punch biopsy results for women identified as having an abnormal cervical transformation zone. METHOD A retrospective audit of six years' findings in primary colposcopy was carried out. The punch biopsy findings of 1338 women were compared with their last c...

Should training in colposcopy be obligatory in higher specialist training in genitourinary medicine?

Outcome of cold coagulation for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a department of genitourinary medicine.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of "cold coagulation" as a treatment modality for major grade cervical pathology, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2 and 3) in a department of genitourinary medicine. DESIGN Prospective programme trial with 18 month follow-up of patients undergoing "cold coagulation" of the cervical transformation zone following colposcopic assessment and biopsy. SET...

A comparative study on colposcopy directed biopsy and Pap smear tests in patients with an abnormal Pap smear

Objective: Since colposcopy biopsy test plays a significant role in the evaluation of cervix, especially in patients with an abnormal result of Pap smear test, therefore, this research study was conducted to compare the results of Pap smear and colposcopy directed punch biopsy tests at Firoozgar and Akbarabady hospitals from 2001 to 2003. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was ca...

Recognising covert disease in women with chronic vulval symptoms attending an STD clinic: value of detailed examination including colposcopy.

A vulval colposcopy clinic was established in the sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic of St Mary's Hospital, London, to investigate patients with chronic symptoms (mean duration 3 1/2 years). Fifty patients with a mean age of 33 were studied for 12 months, and a specific diagnosis was established for many of them. Forty complained of pruritus vulvae, 33 of dyspareunia, and 30 of vulvodyn...