Also known as the Pap smear after Dr. Papanicolaou who invented it, this procedure takes place during a routine pelvic examination. It is used mainly to detect precancerous and cancerous cells on the cervix.
Why Is It Done?
Cervical smears should be performed on all women once they begin having intercourse and then every year [...]
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Any sexually active woman runs the risk of getting chlamydia, especially if she has multiple partners. Women with untreated infections risk losing their fertility, hence the alarm now caused by this once little known disorder. Although easy to treat, chlamydia is difficult to diagnose because symptoms are usually slow to develop, mild, or nonexistent. [...]
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When a pregnancy develops in an organ other than the uterus, it is known as an ectopic pregnancy. The most common site is in one of the fallopian tubes, but the fertilized embryo can very occasionally implant on other organs within the pelvis. The egg is fertilized in the fallopian tube, and if the tube [...]
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A cone biopsy, or conization, is one of the methods used to remove suspect tissue from the cervix for investigation or treatment. It is also known as LLETZ (large loop excision of the transformation zones).
Colposcopy is the less invasive method of diagnosis and, where available, is preferable for investigating and diagnosing any changes to cervical [...]
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