Loop electrical excision procedure: Difference between revisions

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==Complications==

Complications are less frequent in comparison to a [[cervical conization|cold-knife conization]] but can include [[infection]] and [[hemorrhage]]. This procedure may result in the inability to orgasm or feel sexual pleasure, as it can damage nerves in the cervix. Your doctor may not warn you of this possibly disastrous side effect.{{cn|date=September 2019}}

A survey study has indicated that the LEEP procedure does not appear to affect [[fertility]].<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Turlington WT, Wright BD, Powell JL |title=Impact of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure on future fertility |journal=J Reprod Med |volume=41 |issue=11 |pages=815–8 |date=November 1996 |pmid=8951130 }}</ref> On the other hand, a [[case-control study]] has found an association between surgical treatment of CIN lesions and risk of [[female infertility|infertility]] or subfertility, with an odds ratio of approximately 2.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Spracklen | first1 = C. N. | last2 = Harland | first2 = K. K. | last3 = Stegmann | first3 = B. J. | last4 = Saftlas | first4 = A. F. | title = Cervical surgery for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and prolonged time to conception of a live birth: A case-control study | doi = 10.1111/1471-0528.12209 | journal = BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology | volume = 120 | issue = 8 | pages = 960–965 | year = 2013 | pmid = 23489374 | pmc =3691952 }}</ref> Scarring of the cervix is a theoretical mechanism of causing trouble conceiving. This scar tissue can be massaged or broken up in a number of ways, thus allowing the cervical opening to dilate back to normal size.