Cytology and Colposcopy After Loop Electrosurgical Excision

Tools for Post LEEP Surveillance

“…A total of 65% of the clinics that do perform colposcopy, commonly conduct only one follow-up colposcopic examination 5-8 months posttreatment, while 35% carry out an additional colposcopic examination 6-12 months later. Table 1 presents rates of recurrence following LEEP for CIN 2 and 3 as well as follow-up protocols used by various colposcopy clinics (5,6,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). As shown, many centers include colposcopy in their follow-up protocol, especially if the surgical margins were positive.…”