A biopsy involves the removal of cervical tissue for examination in a lab.

Be used to diagnose and sometimes to treat abnormal cervical tissue.

The cone biopsy may show cancer that has grown deep into the cervical tissue (cervical cancer).

Destruction of the abnormal tissue will not be complete if the abnormal cells are too deep in the cervical tissue.

These tests are sometimes recommended to remove cervical tissue for examination under a microscope.

These tests are sometimes recommended to determine the spread of cancer in cervical tissue.

Health care professionals use the Pap test to find cellular abnormalities in cervical tissue that has already or may become cancerous.

The amount of cervical tissue removed depends on the method used.

Having relatively low estrogen or high progesterone may interfere with the body's ability to maintain healthy cervical tissue.

However, since the long-term effects of testosterone on cervical tissues are not well understood, Pap smears may be considered a general precaution.