One clinician took issue with the image published in a January 2016 Clinical Advisor article. I am an experienced colposcopist and teach in the areas of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer ...

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.

In the normal tissue image, cellular nuclei (red) are sparse and no fibrous structure (green) can be recognized around the cells. In contrast, in the cervical cancer image, nuclei of cancer cells are ...

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 ...

Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix (the opening of the uterus). Cervical dysplasia isn't cancer but it is considered a precancerous condition. Cervical ...