LEEP stands for loop electrosurgical excision procedure. Doctors perform them to detect or treat cervical cancer. During a LEEP, an electrical current passes through a loop of wire. A doctor uses the ...

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), a lidocaine spray is safe and effective for local anesthesia, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in ...

Data (patient age, HIV status, margin status, follow-up, and recurrence) from women who underwent LEEP with histologically confirmed CIN 2/3 between January 2014 and December 2015 were analyzed ...

S. Nicole Lane shared her story with HealthLine.com. Five months ago, I received a phone call from my OB-GYN informing me I had abnormal cells on my cervix and that a loop electrosurgical excision ...

Women who get pregnant within 12 months of loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEP) are at almost 6-fold increased risk for miscarriage compared with those who wait, according to a study ...

February 9, 2012 (Dallas, Texas) — Patients who undergo loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEP) are at no greater risk for preterm birth or pregnancy loss, according to a large multicenter ...

SEATTLE – HIV-infected women who develop high-risk cervical lesions and undergo loop electrosurgical excisional procedures (LEEP) had less risk of recurrence or of cervical cancer than similar women ...

Lidocaine Spray Effective Anesthesia in LEEP Lidocaine spray is safe and effective for local anesthesia in patients undergoing loop electrosurgical excision procedure. (HealthDay News) – For patients ...

Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Incidence and Outcomes in Brazil: Insights From Population-Based Registries Data (patient age, HIV status, margin status, follow-up, and recurrence) from women ...