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I am Dr Tabatha, the functional gynecologist. I'm a board certified OBY, giant and functional medicine physician. I've embraced the world of functional medicine and wellness through my own personal health journey. And I'm super excited to share my wisdom and unique perspective as it pertains to women's health. So if you're struggling hormone imbalance, weight gain, period issues, anxiety and son, you name it, then you come to the right place. I want to be your functional gynecologist. So welcome. Okay, the question off the week, What is a co posca p. And why do I need to have that done? So call Posca P. Is a way of looking at your cervix with ah magnifying device called the Copa scope. We do this because you've most likely had an abnormal pap smear, a persistent low grade change that isn't resolving and ask us Pap smear, which means it's abnormal. But we're not sure what's going on. And you have the HPV virus was positive or you have high grade changes seen on your pap smear. Those are all reasons to have a co Pasqua be done. We also do it as follow up to see if you have healed orthe resolved your issues after a procedure called a leap. We also do it for chronic service itis. Genital warts on the cervix persists and bleeding with intercourse or pain. So the co Posca P lets us look at the surface of the cervix in a magnified view. It's kind of like a pap smear exam in that you're in the stirrups and laying there, but it takes a little bit longer. We actually put vinegar on your cervix to help make any of the abnormal cells show up easier so we can see any of the changes. We're looking for some whitening areas or some atypical blood vessels to show up or pattern called mosaic schism, where the abnormal cells start to change what your cervical cells look like. If there's anything suspicious or concerning, we're gonna take a little biopsies. We use an instrument that takes a little piece off of the suspected area, and we send that to the pathologist and they look under their microscope, which is much more magnified to see at the cellular level. Are yourselves abnormal and pre cancerous. We can also do an end of cervical cura Taj, where we're getting cells from inside of the cervix that we can't see. So the cervix is kind of like a little tube. Or it looks like a doughnut on the outside with a tube, and so we can't see inside the tube. So sometimes we need to blindly take a biopsy of that to make sure we're not missing any abnormal cells growing in there. Most of the time, abnormal cells start at the junction on the external side of the certain cervix, where we can see it if you haven't E. C, C or Rendall Cervical cura Taj Done That feels pretty cram P. It's not that comfortable up admit, but it only last a minute or two, and then you're usually fine. If you have that or a cervical biopsy, you might feel little cramp e for a day or two, but you can go about your normal day after you leave your appointment. If we take biopsies, will most likely put a chemical Kateri mixture on there to stop the bleeding. That's called Mont cells that can cause a brown discharge for a few days, and it can even look like coffee groans when it comes out after it's mixed with the blood, so you get a little funky discharge for a few days. Nothing crazy in 24 hours of nothing in the vagina. So it's really not that invasive. No downtime or anything like that. So that's it. If you have an abnormal pap smear and you've told been told that you need a coal Posca, be, don't freak out. It's not that terrible of, ah, procedure. It's more looking, maybe a little bit of a biopsy. But it's not that invasive, and hopefully your gynecologist will talk you through everything that's happening, and it will only take about five minutes. It does take up to a week to get those biopsy results back from the pathologist. Often, if they're low grade changes, you'll just need repeat pap smears until your body clears that HPV virus and your cells revert back to normal. High grade changes might require something called a leap procedure, which we'll talk about in the future. So that's it. Show me your questions so I can show you out on question of weak and keep listening, because in a future episode, we're actually going to dive deep into HPV or the human papilloma virus. How it causes abnormal cervical cells and leads to cervical cancer and all those juicy details in between. So for now, please consider subscribing to the podcast. If you haven't already give me a five star review and share with your friends, we want to get the word out. Help other women. So they're not struggling and scared with their female issues. Education is power. Knowledge is key, so keep listening. Now go heaven. Awesome week, and I'll talk to you soon. Take care.
I am Dr Tabatha, the functional gynecologist. I'm a board certified OBY, giant and functional medicine physician. I've embraced the world of functional medicine and wellness through my own personal health journey. And I'm super excited to share my wisdom and unique perspective as it pertains to women's health. So if you're struggling hormone imbalance, weight gain, period issues, anxiety and son, you name it, then you come to the right place. I want to be your functional gynecologist. So welcome. Okay, the question off the week, What is a co posca p. And why do I need to have that done? So call Posca P. Is a way of looking at your cervix with ah magnifying device called the Copa scope. We do this because you've most likely had an abnormal pap smear, a persistent low grade change that isn't resolving and ask us Pap smear, which means it's abnormal. But we're not sure what's going on. And you have the HPV virus was positive or you have high grade changes seen on your pap smear. Those are all reasons to have a co Pasqua be done. We also do it as follow up to see if you have healed orthe resolved your issues after a procedure called a leap. We also do it for chronic service itis. Genital warts on the cervix persists and bleeding with intercourse or pain. So the co Posca P lets us look at the surface of the cervix in a magnified view. It's kind of like a pap smear exam in that you're in the stirrups and laying there, but it takes a little bit longer. We actually put vinegar on your cervix to help make any of the abnormal cells show up easier so we can see any of the changes. We're looking for some whitening areas or some atypical blood vessels to show up or pattern called mosaic schism, where the abnormal cells start to change what your cervical cells look like. If there's anything suspicious or concerning, we're gonna take a little biopsies. We use an instrument that takes a little piece off of the suspected area, and we send that to the pathologist and they look under their microscope, which is much more magnified to see at the cellular level. Are yourselves abnormal and pre cancerous. We can also do an end of cervical cura Taj, where we're getting cells from inside of the cervix that we can't see. So the cervix is kind of like a little tube. Or it looks like a doughnut on the outside with a tube, and so we can't see inside the tube. So sometimes we need to blindly take a biopsy of that to make sure we're not missing any abnormal cells growing in there. Most of the time, abnormal cells start at the junction on the external side of the certain cervix, where we can see it if you haven't E. C, C or Rendall Cervical cura Taj Done That feels pretty cram P. It's not that comfortable up admit, but it only last a minute or two, and then you're usually fine. If you have that or a cervical biopsy, you might feel little cramp e for a day or two, but you can go about your normal day after you leave your appointment. If we take biopsies, will most likely put a chemical Kateri mixture on there to stop the bleeding. That's called Mont cells that can cause a brown discharge for a few days, and it can even look like coffee groans when it comes out after it's mixed with the blood, so you get a little funky discharge for a few days. Nothing crazy in 24 hours of nothing in the vagina. So it's really not that invasive. No downtime or anything like that. So that's it. If you have an abnormal pap smear and you've told been told that you need a coal Posca, be, don't freak out. It's not that terrible of, ah, procedure. It's more looking, maybe a little bit of a biopsy. But it's not that invasive, and hopefully your gynecologist will talk you through everything that's happening, and it will only take about five minutes. It does take up to a week to get those biopsy results back from the pathologist. Often, if they're low grade changes, you'll just need repeat pap smears until your body clears that HPV virus and your cells revert back to normal. High grade changes might require something called a leap procedure, which we'll talk about in the future. So that's it. Show me your questions so I can show you out on question of weak and keep listening, because in a future episode, we're actually going to dive deep into HPV or the human papilloma virus. How it causes abnormal cervical cells and leads to cervical cancer and all those juicy details in between. So for now, please consider subscribing to the podcast. If you haven't already give me a five star review and share with your friends, we want to get the word out. Help other women. So they're not struggling and scared with their female issues. Education is power. Knowledge is key, so keep listening. Now go heaven. Awesome week, and I'll talk to you soon. Take care.
