The maternity ward attached to the colposcopy clinic was also the obstetrical referral center for the region and carried out approximately 2500 deliveries per year. The aim of the study was to assess whether an age younger than 25 years at conization affected future pregnancy outcome as an independent factor. A retrospective study of 115 women who underwent both loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and subsequent pregnancy follow-up in a referral center was conducted. Two groups were considered: patients younger than 25 years at the time of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (n = 42) and 25 years or older (n = 73). Analyzed data were occurrence of preterm adverse obstetrical event and, specifically, preterm labor (PL) and preterm rupture of membranes; stratification based on term of occurrence was performed: less than 37 weeks of amenorrhea (WA), less than 34 WA, and less than 26 WA.
Age range
18 Years – 50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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occurrence of preterm adverse obstetrical event in the group of women younger than < 25 years old
Timeframe: 18 weeks