Colposcope
A colposcope is a type of microscope used for gynecological examinations. This device can be used to take pictures of the inner mucous membranes of the vagina .
The term colposcope is derived from ancient Greek, where the part of the word "colpos" stands for sheath , "skop" means to peek or look at. Colposcopy is thus a gynecological examination in the vagina and cervix with a microscope (colposcope) the doctor will take a close look. H. Hinselmann (1884–1959) developed the first colposcope in 1925. The colposcope is an examination microscope specially developed for this purpose, with the help of which a magnifying glass view of the cervix is possible with six to 40 times magnification.
The colposcopy is a gynecological preventive examination with the help of which the doctor can identify critical changes in the cervix and the cervical mucosa, such as: B .:
- Smallest tissue defects
- Tiny tumors
- Microbleeding
The colposcopy is also used for the early detection of cervical cancer ( cervical cancer ) and its preliminary stages.
literature
- Jutta Hübner : Colposcopy without humanity . Hamburger Ärzteblatt 04, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emanuel Klaften: Light diagnosis of gynecological diseases (photo diagnosis). In: Ludwig Seitz, Isidor Amreich (ed.): Biology and pathology of women. , Volume II, Berlin / Innsbruck / Munich / Vienna 1952.
