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Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks

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By Karen Pallarito
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A popular type of surgery for removing abnormal cells from the cervix -- a problem that could lead to cervical cancer if left untreated -- may put women at risk of pregnancy complications.

Women who had this procedure, known as loop electrosurgical excision procedure, or LEEP, were at greater risk of delivering preterm babies or having a low-birth-weight infant, according to British researchers.