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Oral-contraceptive steroids and pregnancy are the two most significant events or factors producing hormonal changes in the cervix. Both types of change can be seen colposcopically, and it is important to recognize the changes induced by both, as they can frequently be confused with those caused by a malignancy.
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Singer, A. (1988). Colposcopy of Hormonally Induced Changes of the Cervix. In: Stegner, HE., Coppleson, M. (eds) Colposcopy in Diagnosis and Treatment of Preneoplastic Lesions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72761-0_9
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