Cryotherapy of the uterine cervix
Mayeaux, E.J.; Spigener, S.D.; German, J.A.
Journal of Family Practice 47(2): 99-102
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 9722795 Document Number: 493961
Cryotherapy is a time-proven ablative method of treating lower grades of dysplasia of the uterine cervix. Women who need cryotherapy typically have had an abnormal Papanicolaou smear tha has led to colposcopy, biopsy, and a diagnosis of cervical dysplasia. The basic procedure, indications, and outcomes of cryotherapy are reviewed. The procedure is easy to learn and perform, and can easily be applied in outpatients settings.