Age-adjusted treatment of cervical intraepithelial 1 lesions by superficial or regular loop excision of transformation zone.

Background: The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is one of the treatments for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN1). One of the risks of LEEP is preterm birth. We evaluated final pathological diagnoses following LEEP as treatment for CIN1 lesions, for procedures in which cone height was determined by patients' age.

The prevalence of HPV types in women with CIN 2-3 or cervical cancer in Haifa district, Israel.

Background: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is classified as a biologic carcinogen causing cervical cancer. Our aim was to identify all the HPV types responsible for cervical cancer and pre-cervical cancer in Israel.

Methods: This study included 226 women, diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2-3 and 115 women diagnosed with cervical cancer, and tested for all HPV typing during the period of January 2006 to May 2013.