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Re: Scared - desperately need advice - do I get a LEEP or not? Isn't a colposcopy trustful?

From: Bernard Cristalli MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:18:09 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Rachel wrote: >
>Dr., thank you. The OBGYN who wants me to have the LEEP now said it is
>standard to have one after a normal colcoscopy since the pap came back
>"epithelial cell abnormality, atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude
>high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion" in order to completely
>exclude cancer, because they argue the cancer is in a place that the
>colcoscopy and biopsy "did not reach." My primary thinks this is
>overkill and I should seek yet another opinion.
>
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At the moment no LEEP seems to be mandatory but a control Pap has to be done in 3 to 6 months if the last one showed mild abnormalities.

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Bernard Cristalli MD AMACOG AIHP - ACCA - Paris France OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Urogynecology Editorial Advisory Board http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm




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