Who needs a colposcopy? What are the dos and don’ts of colposcopy?

Those with suspicious medical history, such as contact bleeding, irregular vaginal bleeding, excessive leucorrhea without obvious cause, leucorrhea with blood and no abnormal cytology; positive or suspicious cytology, Pap grade IIb or above, LCT, TCT suggesting ASCUS/ASC-H/ASGUS/LSIL/HSIL negative cytology, but suspicious by the doctor’s visual observation, such as cervical mass, cervical epithelium large missing area, cervical bleeding prone, leukoplakia or family with cervical cancer; benign cervical lesions to rule out cancer before treatment; cervical precancerous lesions and early cancer to know the extent of lesions before surgery; lower genital tract warts; HPV 16 and/or 18 positive; follow-up after treatment for cervical cancer and precancerous lesions; vulvar and vaginal lesions. Precautions before colposcopy: do not use vaginal suppositories and stop sexual intercourse within 2 days before the examination; no vaginal operations such as gynecological examination within 24 hours before the examination; no examination during the inflammatory period; no examination within 1 week before menstruation; those with abnormal coagulation function should be examined after treatment.