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Colposcopy

Procedure and guidelines for cervical examination.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Women's HealthGynaecologyOncology
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Clinical Guidelines

Cervical screening: programme and colposcopy management
National
NICE Diagnostics Guidance [DG32]: Adjunctive colposcopy technologies
National
2017 Colposcopy Standards Consensus Guidelines (ASCCP)
Local
2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors
Local
2023 Canadian Colposcopy Guideline: A Risk-Based Approach to Management
Local
Colposcopy Standards: Guidelines for Endocervical Curettage at Colposcopy (ASCCP, 2023)
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European consensus statement on expert colposcopy
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection - STI Treatment Guidelines (CDC, 2021)
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IFCPC Colposcopy Guidelines & 2011 Terminology
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Management and referral guidelines for colposcopy (NHS Cervical Screening Programme, GOV.UK, 2025)
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Updated Guidelines for Management of Cervical Cancer Screening Abnormalities (ACOG Practice Advisory, 2020)
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