What does iodine test coloring mean?

Iodine test coloring refers to soaking the cervix with an iodine solution and observing the changes in the cervical epithelium after 30 seconds. If the epithelium changes to a brownish color, it is called an iodine test (+), which indicates that the patient’s epithelium of the cervix is a mature squamous epithelium and is normal. If the cervix does not change color, it is called iodine test (-), which is often seen in the cervix with atypical epithelium or cancerous epithelium, and it is necessary to carry out a biopsy under the colposcope on the uncolored parts or suspicious parts, and do the pathological tests on the tissues, in order to diagnose the cervix with or without lesions clearly.