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During a two-day mission the team can perform up to 80 colposcopies - where they examine the cervix and vulva for signs of cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Given the limited supply and the lack of evidence that the vaccine protects older women from colposcopies or cervical cancer, I agree with Smith-McCune: Let’s leave the vaccine for the teens and preteens.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2019

These studies also show that the vaccine reduces the total number of colposcopies, biopsies and other procedures.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2019

One reason USC hired Tyndall, he said in an interview, was his ability to perform colposcopies, a procedure that looks for disease on the cervix or vagina.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2018