This retrospective study was registered with the Institutional Review Board. We reviewed 152 cases of cervical conization (cold knife conization or LEEP) performed at Temple University Hospital ...

Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells in the cervix. Cases are classified as mild, moderate or severe depending on the extent of abnormal cell growth. Although the precise cause of ...

The median age of the 152 patients was 35 years, with a mean of 34 and a range of 17 to 71 years. The median gravidity was 3 and the median parity was 2. The majority (83%) of the patients were parous ...