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Re: Colposcopy & Silver NitrateFrom: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 6 Sep 1999 18:39:06 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 28 Aug 1999, M.J.Edwards wrote: > >Dear Doctors, >I recently went to the doctors because I had dicovered "lumps" on my >cervix (during intercourse), and I was having deep left abdominal pains >and thought this may be linked. I was given an internal examination and >using the speculm the docter looked at my cervix, she told me the pain >was nothing to worry about and put it down to maybe stress because of >the situation. She then explained that I had a patch of "raw cells" on >my cervix and that this is caused due to either pregancy or the >Oestregen in the pill causing the neck of the womb to open (I have never >been Pregnant) she called this (I am not completly sure on the spelling) >Cytopy, she is now sending me for a colposcopy and she said that they >may use silver nitrate on the raw patch. Now you know my previous >history, my qusetions are >1) Is this the only answer to what it could be, could they tell me at >the hospital that it could be something else? >2) How does the silver nitrate work and would I only have to have it >once? > >Thank you for your help with this matter > >-- >M.J. >
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