Colposcopy and additive diagnostic value of biopsies from colposcopy‐negative areas to detect cervical dysplasia

Abstract

In the present study, colposcopy was not a stand-alone diagnostic method. Colposcopy-negative biopsies had a clear additive value, identifying a substantial proportion of women with both positive and negative colposcopy results with treatment-worthy cervical dysplasia. Endocervical curettage material had little diagnostic value in this study.