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Colposcopy Service
Cervical carcinoma is the fourth most common malignancy,
and ranked seventh as a cause of cancer deaths in Hong
Kong females; it affects more than five hundred women,
and causes the death of about one hundred and fifty women
each year. Most of these can be prevented if Cervical
Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) can be detected and treated
appropriately. CIN does not give rise to any symptoms,
but is suspected when abnormal cells are found on Pap
smear.
Pap smear can reduce the incidence and mortality of
cervical carcinoma. The target population encompasses
all women from age twenty-five, or the time of commencing
sexual activity, until they reach sixty-five years of
age. Nine out of every ten smears will show entirely
normal cells, and the smear will be reported as negative.
The remaining one will be classified as abnormal, but
it does not necessarily mean that the woman has cancer.
After two consecutive normal annual smears, it is recommended
to screen at three yearly intervals.
Colposcopy is a diagnostic tool to determine the cause
of abnormalities found in pap smears. It involves examination
of the uterine cervix and lower genital tract epithelium
under magnification; identification of potentially dyplastic
or cancerous areas, and performance of directed biopsies
of abnormal areas to enable a histological diagnosis.
It is not painful and has no side effects, and can detect
cancer of the cervix at an early stage.
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Colposcopy is a common procedure. |
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It is ordered by Obstetric and Gynaecology
Specialists after a pap smear is done. |
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This procedure could be performed
as a day case. |
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Only Obstetric and Gynaecology Specialists
perform Colposcopy in our hospital. |
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Colposcopy (PDF 1.58Mb) |
For appointment or inquiry with a specialist Obstetrician
/ Gynaecologist, Please phone: (852) 2276 7888
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