Cervical Screening
Population Health
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Cervical Screening Programme | Southern | Te Whatu Ora
Postal Address
Contact Details
Phone 0800 729 729
Fax (03) 476 9859
Email cervical.screening@southerndhb.govt.nz
Colposcopy
If your cervical screen shows an abnormal result, you may need an extra check called a colposcopy. You’ll be sent an appointment time for a colposcopy at the public hospital. This is free.
It’s important to go to your appointment even if you don’t have any symptoms.
What is a colposcopy?
A colposcopy is when a specialist examines your cervix using a special microscope called a colposcope. After they’ve done the colposcopy, the specialist will discuss their findings with you.
Sometimes, if they see something that concerns them, they will take a biopsy. This means taking a tiny sample of tissue from your cervix and having it checked it at a laboratory, just to be sure.
Colposcopies are a safe and effective check.
https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/obstetrics-and-gynaecology/cervical-screening-programme-southern-te/