Southern Women's Health

Postal Address

PO Box 21236,
Edgeware,
CHRISTCHURCH 8143

Contact Details

Phone (03) 366 1925
Fax (03) 366 1926
Email Pam@sxwh.org.nz

Healthlink EDI :


  • Janet Whineray : jwhinera
  • Susannah Mourton : swh72smm

Colposcopy

A colposcopy is a detailed examination of the cervix (entrance to the uterus) with a specially lit microscope (colposcope). As with a Pap smear, an instrument called a speculum is inserted into the vagina, and then the colposcope is inserted with its light directed on the cervix. A specialist will perform a colposcopy if a Pap smear has shown abnormal or cancerous cells on the cervix. During the colposcopy further samples (biopsies) are usually removed and examined in the lab so the doctor can get a more clear idea of the extent of the abnormal cells.

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/private/obstetrics-and-gynaecology/southern-womens-health/