The value of colposcopy in evaluating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia during pregnancy.
Two hundred eighty-three patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears of the cervix underwent colposcopic examination during pregnancy. Two hundred fifty-six were biopsied and 27 patients were not. Forty-five patients had cone biopsies done during the postpartum period. Despite previous reports which have shown colposcopy as a safe and accurate method of investigating an abnormal Pap smear during pregnancy, this study advocates colposcopy and biopsy as complementary procedures without serious complications.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears