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Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
Aka: Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, LSIL, LGSIL, CIN 1
- Precautions
- LEEP or other destructive measure is no longer recommended for LGSIL
- Evaluation: LSIL identified on Pap Smear
- Notes
- Colposcopy is needed in all LSIL cases except for age 20 years and younger (see Step 2a)
- Step 1: Colposcopy
- Adequate Colposcopy requires visualization of SCJ
- Colposcopy adequate if SCJ fully visualized and
- Lesion not identified and ECC completed or
- Lesion responsible for abnormal pap was found
- Refer if inadequate Colposcopy
- Step 2a: Interpret Pap Smear 1 in adolescents 20 years and younger
- Repeat Pap Smear in 12 months
- Pap Smear 2 - HSIL or higher: Colposcopy
- Pap Smear 2 - LSIL, ASCUS or Normal: Repeat Pap Smear in 12 months
- Pap Smear 3 - ASCUS or higher: Colposcopy
- Pap Smear 3 - Normal: Return to annual Pap Smears
- Step 2b: Interpret Colposcopy in women 20 to 50 years
- CIN 2-3 or Cancer: Follow guidelines
- No CIN 2-3 or Cancer
- Pap Smear at 6 and 12 months or HPV at 12 months
- Negative: Return to routine screening
- Positive for HPV or ASCUSPap Smear or higher: Colposcopy
- Step 2c: Interpret Colposcopy in postmenopausal women
- Background
- Assumes low risk women with negative prior paps
- Option 1: HPV DNA Testing in 12 months
- HPV Positive for high risk type: Colposcopy
- HPV Negative for high risk type: Pap in 12 months
- Option 2: Repeat Pap Smear in 4 to 6 months
- Positive: Colposcopy
- Negative: Repeat in 4-6 months
- Routine surveillance if second pap is negative
- Option 3: Trial of intravaginal Estrogen
- Use if signs of atrophy and no contraindication
- Repeat Pap Smear one week after Estrogen done
- Follow Option 2 for Pap Smear interpretation
- References
- Apgar (2009) Am Fam Physician 80(2): 147-55
- Apgar (2004) Am Fam Physician 70:1905-16
- Nyirjesy (1998) Obstet Gynecol 92:601-7
- Wright (2002) J Low Genit Tract Dis 6:127-43