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WHO Guidelines: Use of Cryotherapy for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011.

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WHO Guidelines: Use of Cryotherapy for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.

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Appendix BSummary tables for each recommendation

Recommendation 1a. Should cryotherapy versus no treatment be used in women with histologically confirmed CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia)?

Recommendation 1b. Should cryotherapy versus LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure) be used in women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 2. In women who have histologically confirmed CIN, are there differences in recurrence of CIN by lesion size?

Recommendation 3, a and b. In women who have histologically confirmed CIN, are there differences in recurrence of CIN when the lesion extends into the endocervical canal?

Recommendation 4. Should cryotherapy using a double versus single freeze technique be used in women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 5. Should nitrous oxide versus carbon dioxide be used in cryotherapy to treat women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 6. Should cryotherapy using cough technique be provided to women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 7. Should antibiotics be provided prophylactically with cryotherapy in women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 8. Should cryotherapy be provided by a non-physician for women with histologically confirmed CIN?

Recommendation 9. Should cryotherapy be used in women with histologically confirmed CIN who are pregnant?

Recommendation 10. Should cryotherapy versus conisation be used for treatment failures diagnosed >12 months after first cryotherapy treatment?

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