Sexual health after first LEEP: a study
Part of Cancer, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at how a common cervical procedure called LEEP affects your sexual health and quality of life. It follows women who need a LEEP for the first time to see how they feel afterward.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- This is your first colposcopy visit in the past 2 years (or you haven't had one in that time).
- You were sent to the clinic because of abnormal cervical cells or repeated HPV positivity.
- You have never had a LEEP or any other surgery that shortened your cervix.
- You are not pregnant at the time of colposcopy or LEEP.
- You are sexually active and can understand the study in Finnish.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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