Management and treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in the Netherlands after referral for colposcopy.
Clare A AitkenAlbert G SiebersSuzette M MatthijsseErik E L JansenRuud L M BekkersJeroen H BeckerBram Ter HarmselJan-Paul W R RooversFolkert J van KemenadeInge M C M de KokPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2019)
Despite guideline recommendations not to treat, CIN 1 lesions were treated in just over 25% of cases and approximately 15% of CIN 3 lesions were possibly undertreated. Given the expected increase in CIN detection in the new primary high-risk HPV screening program, reduction in CIN 1 treatment and CIN 2 treatment in younger women is needed to avoid an increase in potential harm.