Journal article
Cervical surgery and preterm birth
Journal of perinatal medicine, Vol.35(1), pp.5-9
02/01/2007
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.001
PMID: 17313304
Abstract
Treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) greatly reduces the risk of cervical cancer. Treatment involves ablation or excision of the transformation zone of the cervix, most commonly using an electrosurgical excision technique known as LLETZ. However, the peak incidence of CIN occurs in young women, so if excision of a portion of the cervix has an adverse effect on pregnancy outcome, this might have a significant impact. This review discusses the methodology and findings of the published literature on the association between cervical treatment and preterm birth, and the clinical implications of these findings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cervical surgery and preterm birth
- Creators
- Lynn Sadler - Auckland District Health BoardAudrey Saftlas - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of perinatal medicine, Vol.35(1), pp.5-9
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- DOI
- 10.1515/JPM.2007.001
- PMID
- 17313304
- ISSN
- 0300-5577
- eISSN
- 1619-3997
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984363577002771
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