The care given to the patient by more than one physician at the same time. For example, a pulmonologist and a cardiologist both treating the patient for different conditions at the same time.
Leep Procedure - for abnormal pap (cervical dysplasia) In minutes, we can remove pre cancerous lesions from your cervix. The LEEP procedure replaces the traditional cone biopsy, shaving the abnormal tissues away. Over 90% of patients are cured in a single treatment. The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is used when you have pre cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix. This does not mean you have cancer, but treatment of the abnormal area is important to prevent the cells from progressing into invasive cervical cancer.
Does that mean I'd have to get my cervix out, too? If so, will I still be able to have a normal sex life? This is an excellent questions and a very valid concern. The hysterectomy is a very broad term which describes the removal of the uterus but can also mean that ones uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. In the old days, surgeons would remove both the uterus and cervix for all indications. However, today often when a women undergoes a hysterectomy the cervix is left.