Fully revised and updated, Burghardt's landmark text on colposcopy and cervical pathology once again sets a new standard in the field. It offers specialists complete instruction in colposcopic procedures, as well as the histopathologic background needed to reach an accurate diagnosis. From equipment and techniques to detection of normal and abnormal findings, to differential diagnosis and therapeutic guidelines, this book is unrivaled in the literature. It is indispensable for all physicians who perform colposcopy in everyday practice.

Special features of the fourth edition include:

• More than 400 oversized, high-quality colposcopic photographs depicting a wide range of common and rare conditions with astounding visual clarity.
• Updated information on the central role of the human papillomavirus in cervical cancer and HPV vaccines to prevent it.
• New chapters on colposcopy of the vulva and vagina.