Cervical blockade reduces pain and bleeding during LEEP for HSIL in small RCT
Local cervical anesthesia reduces pain and bleeding during cervical surgery
A small, open-label RCT of 40 patients with HSIL undergoing LEEP found that adding cervical blockade to general anesthesia significantly red…
Adding local anesthesia to cervical surgery reduced pain and bleeding during the procedure for patients having LEEP to remove abnormal cells…
Prospective study links L. iners dominance and bacterial diversity to cervical lesion severity in dysplasia patients
Does the bacteria in your vagina signal worsening cervical cell changes?
This prospective study analyzed vaginal microbiota in 91 patients with cervical dysplasia.
Women with worsening cervical cell changes showed higher levels of L. iners bacteria and increased bacterial diversity in their vaginal samp…
Focused ultrasound shows HPV clearance, LSIL resolution in meta-analysis of observational studies
Focused ultrasound shows promise for treating cervical cell changes and HPV
A meta-analysis of observational studies in women with cervical LSIL and concurrent hrHPV infection found focused ultrasound treatment was a…
Focused ultrasound cleared HPV in 74% of women and returned cervical cell changes to normal in 94%, outperforming observation and interferon…
Meta-analysis finds HPV testing sensitivity for HSIL+ is 84.5% with urine versus 92.1% with cervical specimens
Could a simple urine test help more women get screened for cervical cancer?
A meta-analysis of 23 studies (8,332 urine and 8,324 cervical samples) compared HPV testing for HSIL+.
A simple urine test caught 84.5% of serious cervical cancer cases, offering a promising non-invasive option for women who struggle with trad…