{"id":7280,"date":"2015-05-03T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clinicaginecologica.org\/?p=7280"},"modified":"2015-05-03T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T20:56:09","slug":"how-is-colposcopy-performed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clinicaginecologica.org\/en\/how-is-colposcopy-performed\/","title":{"rendered":"How is colposcopy performed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once the uterine cervix is exposed, it is viewed directly through the colposcope according to the enlarged image required. Any vaginal fluid can be absorbed with a gauze or swab and is later cleaned with diluted acetic acid, which in addition to effectively cleaning away the fluid and cellular material also highlights any cells of the uterine cervix that may present abnormalities.<\/p>\n<p>Once these areas have been identified, the uterine cervix can be stained with a lugol solution known as Schiller\u2019s test, which is rich in iodine. 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