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[Diagnosis and therapy of CIN in pregnant women]
R Zarcone1, P Bellini, E Carfora
1Istituto di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, II Università degli Studi, Napoli.
Background:
CIN is the most frequent neoplasm in pregnancy. At present, in Italy, Pap test and colposcopy are not included in routine examinations in prenatal visits.
Methods:
In this study, we submitted 560 pregnant women to Pap test during prenatal visits. In case of abnormal or doubtful smears a colposcopy and target biopsy were performed.
Results:
Of the 560 women studied, 124 had genital bleeding and the other 436 were asymptomatic. Six cases of CIN symptomatic women and 5 cases in the asymptomatic ones. In no cases we thought necessary a therapeutic operation. We limited the therapy to a follow-up.
Conclusions:
In our opinion, it is necessary to treat CIN during pregnancy.