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Pregnancy outcomes among women with and without HIV infections who underwent excisional treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a retrospective cohort study in low-resource settings

Poli Philippe Amubuomombe
Benjamin Elly Odongo
Philiph Tonui
Elkanah Omenge Orang’o
Patrick Joseph Loehrer
Peter Itsura
Susan Cu-Uvin

2026Open accessAga Khan University Kenya

Abstract

Adverse pregnancy outcomes after excisional treatment of the uterine cervix for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions are multifactorial and were associated with cold knife conisation and prior adverse pregnancy outcomes, while maternal HIV infection was not independently associated with adverse outcomes.

Research topics

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
Reproductive tract infections research
Genital Health and Disease

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105559

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