Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and often associated with an irritation or infection of the vulva. Vaginitis maybe asymptomatic, but usually leads to significant vaginal itching and irritation so that the patient self- medicates or seeks professional help. If it is caused by an infectious organism such as Chlamydia, the infection progress […]

The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer usually develops slowly overtime. Before cancer appears in the cervix, the cells of the cervix go through changes known as dysplasia, in which cells that are not normal begin to appear in the cervical tissue. Later, cancer cells start to […]

Colposcopy is an examination of the cervix or the lower part of the uterus and the wall of the vagina. It is performed using a special microscope, called colposcope that gives a magnified view of tissue lining the cervix and vagina. Colposcopy allows the examiner to take tissue sample or biopsy from specific areas that […]

A colposcopy is a test in which the doctor uses an instrument called a colposcope to look at the cervix with magnification. The colposcope looks like a pair of binoculars mounted on a pedestal with a light attached. This instrument magnifies the cervix, vagina and external genital area when the doctor looks through the lenses […]

In 1965, Hans Hinselmann published the first account of colposcopy. His idea was the original that the earliest cancers of the cervix must occur as minute ulcers or tumors which could be recognized by means of suitable magnification and illumination. Colposcopy is an examination of the cervix and the wall of the vagina. Hinselmann designed […]