WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1999: Re: cervical dysplasia

Re: cervical dysplasia

From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:41:36 -0500 (CDT)

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Dorothy,

I'm not a doctor or a medical professional. I am 28 and was diagnosed with mild to moderate dysplasia (CIN I/II) in April of this year. I had a colposcopy done in May which detected CIN III. Consequently, a cryo procedure (freezing of the cervix) was not an option and I had a LEEP done in June (actual removal of the portion of the cervix which had the cells). My doctor informed me that I should have no problem getting pregnant or having healthy pregnancies/deliveries. He did tell me that there was only a certain number of times that a LEEP could be done (in the off chance this stuff comes back) before having to remove the cervix completely. However,he told me that was an extreme case and most often women don't have any further episodes with dysplasia. That's why they watch it so carefully. I didn't ask him about getting pregnant before treatment because we aren't in that big of a hurry and because my cells went from normal to CIN III in a period of one year, but I have read articles where women were being treated for dysplasia during their pregnancy. You might want to research this if you are considering it. Take care and good luck! So far so good here...

At Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Dorothy wrote: >
>I have recently been diagnosed with mild to moderate dyplasia. I am 26
>and have had one previous pregnancy (vaginal delivery). When the test
>results were returned, my family doctor explained a variety of possible
>procedures to eliminate the dyplasia. She also mentioned that pregnancy
>would eliminate all abnormal cell growth and expressed the opinion that
>if I wanted to have other children, it might be a better option to have
>them before any other procedures to get rid of the dysplasia. My
>partner and I have discussed having other children (before this
>diagnosis) and are now thinking that we might try in the spring 2000,
>after I have been off the birth control pill and taking folic acid for a
>period of time. I am wondering if anyone could give me any more info.
>on this subject as I am not sure what I should be doing at this point
>and also because I do not know much about different procedures that are
>avilable to cure this disease. I am reluctant to make any decisions
>until I have more information about this topic, specifically what are
>the procedures and their side/long-term effects (ie: getting pregnant
>afterwards) and what are the dangers, if any, in getting pregnant before
>treatment. Thanks

--
Jennifer M.

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