What is LEEP procedures

I had this procedure done about a year and a half ago. I was very nervous, but it was alot easier to go through than I thought. The doctor basically removes the very outer part of the cervix. Then you go in for an exam every 6 months for a …

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We do LEEP procedures about three days a week. These sites provide a really good explanation of the whole thing, including what to expect in the coming weeks after it’s done. http://www.acog.org/publications/patient… http://www.asccp.org/…

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090621234815AAkPQmh

If you have an abnormal PAP smear, your doctor will usually perform a procedure called colposcopy on you. Colposcopy involves looking at your cervix with a microscope in the office. Sometimes, if an abnormality is seen, small biopsies of th…

http://www.steadyhealth.com/what_s_a_leep_procedure_t77997.html

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Have any women had any bad experiences with LEEP procedures?

Q: I Have to have a LEEP procedure done because of abnormal pap smear test i had done. The colposcopy showed I had severe dysplasia. I had a HORRIBLE experience with the colposcopy alone. I am so scared to have this LEEP done. Please, please tell me your experiences. Be truthful

A: honestly, it hurt a pretty good bit. but you HAVE to have it done. they told me it was not supposed to hurt at all, but i have endymetriosis so i think that may be why it did. who knows, you may not even feel. you really need to have it done though if you had an abnormal pap.

How qucikly can the cells of moderate dysplasia change in a month, my gyn has scheduled a leep procedures?

Q: for aug 15tj 08 so i have to wait a whole month to start getting this taken care of and i am worried that the cells we change again and become serve,and i am really worried about this i am only 33 and i have not had any kids yet and i do not want cervical cancer

A: It actually depends on if your diagnosis was moderate or mild. I was diagnosed in 1997 and had the LEEP procedure a year and a half later (because I was scared and kept putting it off). Within that time my dysplasia advanced from mild to moderate. Since having the LEEP procedure I have had all normal paps. I think it is okay to wait a few months to have the procedure done but I would definitely get it done as soon as possible. I had little to no cramping with the procedure. I have attached a very inofmrative article. Good luck!

I am 39 weeks pregnant and I have had 3 LEEP Procedures.Why is it hard for my doctor to feel my cervix?

Q: It has been hurting me to walk all day. My doctor could not even feel my cervix today.

A: Doctor needs a hand or two.