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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Cervical Dysplasia Treatment

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:17:24 -0500 (CDT)

CLS

You DID NEED some kind of cervical conization therapy, be it laser, leep or cold knife cone. I am sorry you had an untoward response and very sorry your first ob put you off so rudely...Dr. von Almen

At Sun, 22 Jun 2008, CLS wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with cervical dysplasia, last year, and was told to get
>LEEP. I asked for the lab report, and the doctor said it wasn't
>necessary; she was telling me what it said. I asked about my treatment
>options, and she refused to discuss them. She said LEEP was cost
>effective and quick. She then used scare tactics to bully me into it.
>After the LEEP, I had three months of bad complications and still have
>continued cervical sensitivity. When the new doctor gave me copies of
>all my lab reports, the original biopsy said I had LGSIL with focal
>HGSIL in less than two quadrants and cervicitis. LEEP was clearly the
>wrong treatment option for me.
>
>I have spoken to other women who had the same bad experience with one
>treatment option pushed on them as the only choice. I understand why
>the inexpensive equipment makes insurance companies like LEEP, and I
>understand why the live specimen makes LEEP attractive to doctors. But
>do doctors generally understand every case of dysplasia is different and
>every woman's body is different, so treatment needs to be customized? I
>am becoming more and more wary of doctors' judgment, especially after my
>terrible experience.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.



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