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May 16th, 2022 - Specimen adequacy is an important quality assurance component of a cervical Papanicolaou test. Although consensus exists on minimal acceptable cellularity for cervical Papanicolaou tests, no such criteria exist for endocervical curettage (ECC) spe...

May 13th, 2022 - Approach Considerations Complete evaluation starts with Papanicolaou (Pap) testing. Positive results should prompt colposcopy and biopsies with further workup of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), including excisional procedures. If patholo...

Dec 24th, 2021 - To compare the clearance rate of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in patients with a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) 12 months after focused ultrasound (FUS) or loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), and analyze t...

Nov 10th, 2021 - Declining cervical cancer rates in the United States highlights the value of prevention and early detection of premalignant cervical disease afforded by the human papillomavirus vaccine and Pap smear. The availability of in-office loop electrosurg...

Oct 28th, 2021 - Occupational human papillomavirus vaccination for health care workers Key words: human papillomavirus (HPV), vaccination, occupational exposure, surgical smoke. Respiratory protection during smoke-generating treatment of human papillomavirus lesio...

Jun 26th, 2012 - In 2008, cervical cancer was responsible for 275000 deaths, of which approximately 88% occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to updating recommendations for use of cryotherapy for cerv...

Jul 31st, 2020 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the sensitivity and specificity for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) of two screening approaches: Novel approach: every 3 years high risk-human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing of (at home) self-collected samp...

Jul 28th, 2020 - Nabothian cysts are one of the common gynecological pathologies. They rarely have clinical significance. Transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging are the most useful imaging methods for cervical cystic lesions.HPV infection is t...

May 5th, 2020 - Cervical cancer screening programs vary across settings and there is no clear guidance for effective screening programs for HIV-positive women. Evaluating the performance of algorithms that include human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as first s...

Nov 12th, 2019 - The recent scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs in resource-limited settings provides an unprecedented opportunity to implement a comprehensive cervical cancer screening and treatment program for women who, by virtue of having HIV, are at...

Oct 15th, 2019 - Cervical precancerous lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) are frequently diagnosed and treated in women of reproductive-aged [1]. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is the standard surgical treatment in CIN 2 or 3 [1]. This pr...

Aug 16th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In women with HIV, a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was 40% more likely than cryotherapy to clear high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) in a secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Africa. The analy...

Jul 23rd, 2021 - Over the next 2 months we will dedicate this column to some general tips and pearls from the perspective of a gynecologic oncologist to guide general obstetrician gynecologists in the workup and management of preinvasive or invasive gynecologic di.

May 26th, 2021 - Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) or cold knife conization of the cervix (CKC) is the standard of care approach for women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN 3) because it achieves both disease control and diagnostic evaluat...

Apr 9th, 2019 - A therapeutic vaccine eradicated human papillomavirus (HPV) in a fourth of women with precancerous cervical lesions, a placebo-controlled clinical trial showed. Overall, the subcutaneously administered vaccine led to clearance of precancerous cerv...

Apr 3rd, 2017 - Cervical dysplasia is a condition commonly encountered by the gynecologist. It is either treated (with excision or ablation) or monitored, depending on the lesion grade, cytologic history, medical history, and reproductive goals.