{{globalize|date=September 2015}} {{refimprove|date=October 2010}} {{Infobox diagnostic | name = Speculoscopy | image = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | synonyms = | reference_range = | calculator = | DiseasesDB = <!--{{DiseasesDB2|numeric_id}}--> | ICD10 = <!--{{ICD10|Group|Major|minor|LinkGroup|LinkMajor}} or {{ICD10PCS|code|char1/char2/char3/char4}}--> | ICD9 = | ICDO = | MedlinePlus = <!--article_number--> | eMedicine = <!--article_number--> | MeshID = | OPS301 = <!--{{OPS301|code}}--> | LOINC = <!--{{LOINC|code}}--> }} '''Speculoscopy''' is a procedure in which a special blue-white light (Speculite) is used to examine the cervix for cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions.
Acetic acid is applied to the cervix, it is let sit for 60 seconds, then the cervix is examined with 4-6x magnification. The light is generated by a chemiluminescent light stick, which is attached to the inner side of the upper blade of the vaginal speculum by an adhesive strip. The test can be used to complement a pap smear in screening of cervical cancer. A negative speculoscopy, along with a negative pap smear provides greater assurance of absence of disease.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}}
It was developed in 1988.<ref name=buswire-pr /> It was FDA approved as an add-on to Pap smear screening in 1995.<ref name=buswire-pr>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17970824.html Press release: New screening exam, used with Pap smear, improves cervical screening.]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
At this time there is no CPT/HCPCS code for this and most medical insurance companies do not cover this procedure.
Light strip provides light for 15–20 minutes.
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==External links== * [http://blue.regence.com/trgmedpol/medicine/med106.html Speculoscopy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626192852/http://blue.regence.com/trgmedpol/medicine/med106.html |date=2008-06-26 }} * [http://pi.watson.com/data_stream.asp?product_group=1493&p=pi&language=E Speculite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824110326/http://pi.watson.com/data_stream.asp?product_group=1493&p=pi&language=E |date=2011-08-24 }}
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