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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Ryan, Kenneth J., Ross S. Berkowitz, and Robert L. Barbieri. Kistner's Gynecology, 7th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 1999.
PERIODICALS
McKee, M. Diane, Joseph Lurio, Paul Marantz, William Burton, and Michael Mulvihill. "Barriers to Follow-up of Abnormal Papanicolaou Smears in an Urban Community Health Center."Archives of Family Medicine 8 (March/April 1999): 129–34.
ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 409 12th St., SW, PO Box 96920, Washington, DC 20090-6920.
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. 20 W. Washington St., Ste. #1, Hagerstown, MD 21740. (301) 733-3640.
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. 2000 L St., NW, Ste. 740, Washington, DC 20036. (800) 673-8499.
DES Action USA. 610 16th St., Ste. 301, Oakland, CA 94612. (510) 465-4011.
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. 401 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 644-6610.
OTHER
"Colposcopy (Position Paper)."American Academy of FamilyPhysicians, [cited March 11, 2003].
Garcia, Agustin. "Cervical Cancer."eMedicine, April 17, 2002 [cited March 11, 2003].
Mayeaux, E. J. "Colposcopy Atlas."Louisiana State UniversityHealth Sciences Center Medical Library, [cited March 11, 2003].
Pattan, Charles. "Colposcopy."eMedicine, July 15, 2002 [cited March 11, 2003].
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Other Information
Colposcopy is a medical diagnostic procedure to examine an illuminated, magnified view of the cervix and the tissues of the vagina and vulva. Many premalignant lesions and malignant lesions in these areas have discernible characteristics which can be detected thorough the examination. It is done using a colposcope, which provides an enlarged view of the areas, allowing the colposcopist to visually distinguish normal from abnormal appearing tissue and take directed biopsies for further pathological examination. The main goal of colposcopy is to prevent cervical cancer by detecting precancerous lesions early and treating them. The procedure was developed in 1925 by the German physician Hans Hinselmann.
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