AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of the 'see and treat' protocol for the management of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) at a colposcopy clinic in Bangladesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional and comparative study was carried out between two periods on 358 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CIN at the colposcopy clinic of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). During the first period (January 2005 to June 2008), 181 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CIN patients had cervical biopsy by punch biopsy forceps and histology-confirmed high-grade CIN were treated by loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). During the second period (July 2008 to December 2009), 177 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CIN were treated by LEEP at their first visit. RESULTS: During the first and second periods, 48 of 87 and 55 of 73 histology-proven high-grade CIN cases, respectively, received treatment. Among the study population, 37.3% women who had normal or CIN-I in histology were treated unnecessarily in the second period. The compliance of treatment improved by 20% and failure to receive treatment fell by 20%; these changes were statistically significant (P=0.006). CONCLUSION: 'See and treat' protocol is a well-accepted, feasible and useful option for management of high-grade CIN in Bangladesh. It reduces the number of visits to the clinic and failure to receive treatment.
AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of the 'see and treat' protocol for the management of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) at a colposcopy clinic in Bangladesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional and comparative study was carried out between two periods on 358 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CIN at the colposcopy clinic of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). During the first period (January 2005 to June 2008), 181 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CINpatients had cervical biopsy by punch biopsy forceps and histology-confirmed high-grade CIN were treated by loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). During the second period (July 2008 to December 2009), 177 colposcopy-diagnosed high-grade CIN were treated by LEEP at their first visit. RESULTS: During the first and second periods, 48 of 87 and 55 of 73 histology-proven high-grade CIN cases, respectively, received treatment. Among the study population, 37.3% women who had normal or CIN-I in histology were treated unnecessarily in the second period. The compliance of treatment improved by 20% and failure to receive treatment fell by 20%; these changes were statistically significant (P=0.006). CONCLUSION: 'See and treat' protocol is a well-accepted, feasible and useful option for management of high-grade CIN in Bangladesh. It reduces the number of visits to the clinic and failure to receive treatment.
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