Colposcopy

The most common reason for referral to the Colposcopy Clinic is an abnormal Pap test result. Other reasons are abnormal tissues on the vulva or around the anus. Most women with an abnormal Pap test do not have cancer. Abnormal cells do need more investigation.  Your family doctor has referred you to the Colposcopy Clinic for this investigation, including a repeat Pap test. The doctor who will see you is a Gynecologist with special training.

Please note: Your appointment from registration to exam will take approximately 1 hour or more. Patients are not always seen in order of arrival due to varying procedures and Physicians.

Colposcopy procedures

  • Biopsy of the cervix
  • Colposcopy
  • Laser to the vulva or anus
  • LEEP, laser or cone treatment of the cervix

Learn more:

 

Was this page helpful?

If you would like us to follow-up with you to provide assistance, please enter your preferences for how you wish to be contacted below:

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Public Hospitals Act R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.40 for the purpose of contacting the sender in response to an inquiry. If you have questions about the collection of this information, please contact a Privacy and Freedom of Information Consultant, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, 21 Grosvenor Street, Room WB31, London Ontario, N6A 1Y6. Phone: 519-646-6100 ext. 64545.