LEEP stands for loop electrosurgical excision procedure. Doctors perform them to detect or treat cervical cancer. During a LEEP, an electrical current passes through a loop of wire. A doctor uses the ...

LeAnn Rimes revealed that she underwent surgery. The country star had a LEEP procedure done to remove precancerous cells, following an abnormal pap smear. Rimes is now raising awareness for annual ...

S. Nicole Lane shared her story with HealthLine.com. Five months ago, I received a phone call from my OB-GYN informing me I had abnormal cells on my cervix and that a loop electrosurgical excision ...

LeAnn Rimes is on the mend after undergoing a “minor surgery” to have precancerous cells removed from her cervix. The 41-year-old singer shared a lengthy Instagram post over the weekend reminding fans ...

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), a lidocaine spray is safe and effective for local anesthesia, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in ...

Both loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and cold knife conization (CKC) are standard treatments for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma in situ. Across two cohorts from Sweden ...