A normal colposcopy result means a person has no cervical cancer cells, including precancerous ones. Abnormal results may indicate a person has cancerous or precancerous cells in their cervix.

It is possible to have an abnormal smear but a normal colposcopy result. This can happen when someone has a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection but no precancerous mutations in the cervix. Cervical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical cancer risk was higher for women without colposcopy within 12 months of abnormal Pap or HPV test result ...

Background: The colposcopy service is a key component in the UK Cervical Screening Programme. Over 120,000 women are referred to the service annually, however up to 25% of women fail to attend their ...

Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value. References: a Budithi et al. (in press), Coronado et ...

Attendance for cervical screening is socially graded, but little is known about patterns of attendance for colposcopy following an abnormal screening result. We know of no analyses of socioeconomic ...