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. 2019 Feb 18;79(2):160–176. doi: 10.1055/a-0828-7722
No. Recommendations/Statements GRADE Sources
*  Post-test probability
11.1. Colposcopy must not be used for screening. EC
11.2. If there is a high suspicion of CIN 3+ or ACIS/adenocarcinoma (risk ≥ 10%*), diagnostic colposcopy must be carried out
  • to histologically confirm squamous and glandular atypia/neoplasia,

  • to determine the surgical strategy.

EC
11.3. If the transformation zone is classified as Type 1 or Type 2 at diagnostic colposcopy, colposcopy-guided biopsies should be obtained from the highest-grade lesion(s); if the transformation zone is classified as Type 3, endocervical curettage should be carried out. EC