Age 38 – Cervical Cauterization

Age 38 – Cervical Cauterization

Age 38 – Cervical Cauterization What happened A routine Pap showed a clump of abnormal cells on the cervix, so the provider performed a cervical biopsy to remove a small sample for testing. A cervical biopsy checks for precancerous changes, HPV infection, or...
Age 27 – Post LEEP

Age 27 – Post LEEP

Age 27 – Post LEEP  This is a photo from a 27 year old woman taken 3 weeks after a LEEP procedure.  She has had five vaginal births and is currently breastfeeding at four months postpartum. She is not using birth control or other hormones.   A recent pap smear...
Age 32 – Day 13

Age 32 – Day 13

Age 32 – Day 13 This is a photo of the cervix of a 32 year old woman’s cervix. She typically has a 28 day cycle and has tested positive for HPV. Though she has never given birth, you can see her cervical os is elongated/wide, as a result of a LEEP procedure she...
Colposcopy Pre- & Post- LEEP

Colposcopy Pre- & Post- LEEP

Colposcopy Pre- & Post- LEEP This is the cervix of the 23 year old woman who has no history of STIs and has never been pregnant.  She underwent two colposcopies due to abnormal precancerous cells being found on her pap smear results.  Once the speculum is...
Colposcopy LEEP/LLETZ

Colposcopy LEEP/LLETZ

Colposcopy LEEP/LLETZ This photo series is taken during this 33 year old woman’s colposcopy and LLETZ procedure (Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone), also called a LEEP procedure (Loop Electro-surgical Excision Procedure). She has had no vaginal births and...