Colposcopy

Location

Sir William Rous Unit
Kingston Hospital

A colposcopy is an examination to look more closely at the cervix or vulva. You must be referred to us by our laboratory or by your GP.

The examination is carried out by one of our team of four consultant doctors and two nurses, all specialising in colposcopy.

We see women with a range of conditions, including:

We can help in the following ways:

Diagnosis by colpscopic examination, with a biopsy (when we take a small sample of tissue) if necessary
Surveillance of pre-cancerous changes to the cells of the cervix, vagina and vulva
Treatment of the cervix, vagina and vulva

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Tel: 020 8934 6407

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