Treatment of preinvasive disease of the cervix with LEEP can be an excellent option in a limited-resource setting. However, close follow-up of pathology and patient risk factors is just as important ...

Resources are needed to improve post-LEEP follow-up for women with margin positivity who require additional ablative/excisional procedures to reduce the cervical cancer burden in Botswana. Supported ...

Can a LEEP procedure prevent cervical cancer? Yes, LEEP can prevent cervical cancer by removing abnormal and precancerous cells before they become malignant. Can LEEP results show cervical cancer? Yes ...

The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the lifespan of many people living with HIV. As a result, ...

Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet. Human ...

The vast majority of people -- more than 90% -- with pain from cervical disc disease will get better on their own over time with simple, conservative treatments. Surgery, however, may help if ...

Ontario is replacing the Pap test with a more reliable screening procedure for human papillomavirus (HPV) as part of a push to reduce deaths from cervical cancer. Starting Monday, the HPV test ...

However, heavy bleeding may make it harder to detect abnormal cervical cells, interfering with test accuracy. So, your healthcare provider may recommend rescheduling. If you feel uncomfortable having ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the most commonly performed cervical spine procedures in the U.S. since 2015, according to the 2025 American Spine Registry, a product of a ...

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