FOLLOW-UP: OBSERVATION VS. THERAPY

70% (of 972) of the patients with LSIL Pap

tests who had colposcopic follow-up and biopsy

had CIN diagnosed on colposcopic directed

cervical biopsies.

41.7% (of 405) had CIN 1

28.4% (of 276) having CIN 2 or CIN 3.

Takezawa et al, J Lower Gen. Tract Dis 1998;2:136-40