Female Lab Tests And Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Aspiration

Answer 1

Withdrawal of fluid from a cavity or sac. In a breast aspiration a needle is used to remove fluid from cyctic lesions in the breast

Question 2

Colposcopy

Answer 2

Visual exam of the vagina and cervix with a colposcope which is a magnifying instrument

Question 3

Conization

Answer 3

Removal of a cone shaped section of the cervix for biopsy

Question 4

Hysterosalpingography

Answer 4

X-ray imaging the of the uterus and Fallopian tubes after injection of a contrast agent into the uterus

Question 5

Mammography

Answer 5

X-ray imaging if the breast

Question 6

Pap smear

Answer 6

Microscopic analysis of the secretions from the cervix done by scraping the mouth of the cervix with a wooden spatula and sending the smear for the presence of cervical or vaginal disease

Question 7

Pelvic ultrasound

Answer 7

An image of sound waves is produced as the waves bounce off the organs such as ovaries and uterus

Question 8

Pregnancy test

Answer 8

Measurement of HCG human chorionic gonadotropin in either blood or urine that indicates pregnancy

Question 9

Tubal ligation

Answer 9

Both Fallopian tubes are tied off in two different places with sutures and the intervening segment is burned or removed to prevent pregnancy

Question 10

Amniocentesis

Answer 10

Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for chemical and chromosomal analysis