• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · May 2008

    Effectiveness of cryotherapy treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

    • Silvana Luciani, Miguel Gonzales, Sergio Munoz, Jose Jeronimo, and Sylvia Robles.
    • Unit of Non-Communicable Diseases, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA. lucianis@paho.org
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 May 1; 101 (2): 172-7.

    ObjectiveTo assess the effectiveness of cryotherapy treatment delivered by general practitioners in primary care settings, as part of a screen-and-treat approach for cervical cancer prevention.MethodWomen aged between 25 and 49 years residing in San Martin, Peru, who were positive on visual inspection screening were treated, if eligible, with cryotherapy following biopsy. At 12 months post cryotherapy treatment the participants were evaluated for treatment effectiveness and examined by visual inspection and Papanicolaou test and, if positive, referred to a gynecologist for colposcopy and biopsy.ResultsCryotherapy treatment was performed for 1398 women; of these, 531 (38%) had a histology result of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Cryotherapy effectively cured CIN in 418 (88%) women, including 49 (70%) women with a baseline diagnosis of CIN 3.ConclusionCryotherapy is an effective treatment for cervical precancerous lesions; it can easily be administered by general practitioners in primary care settings following visual inspection screening.

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