ReviewCancers2023
The Impact of HPV Diagnosis and the Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) on Mental Health and Sexual Functioning: A Systematic Review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed.
- Psychological and sexual impact of human papillomavirus screening in women in Cameroon: a prospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Empowering sexual self-care in HPV-positive women: A randomized trial of health belief model-Based education.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Postoperative Sexual Quality of Life and Associated Factors After Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure Versus Cold Knife Conization in 185 Sexually Active Women With Preinvasive Cervical Lesions.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Human Papillomavirus Infection Across the Immunological Spectrum: Clinical Expression, Colposcopic Challenges, and Therapeutic Implications.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychological distress and dyadic trust in Italian women awaiting colposcopy after positive cervical cancer screening: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2026Observational
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- The effect of health awareness promotion with stress management-based consultation on anxiety and reproductive and sexual self-care in women with human papillomavirus: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Beyond infection status: a cross-sectional study of socioeconomic disparities, infection dynamics, and psychosocial burden among women with HPV in Luzhou, China.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Partner satisfaction or changes in partner satisfaction: A retrospective observational study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Association between female HPV infection, inflammatory markers and depression: a cross-sectional and mediation analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Impact of Loop Electrosurgical Excision (LEEP/LLETZ) on the Quality of Sexual Life in Women of Reproductive Age-A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Translation and psychometrics of the HPV impact profile in Iranian women.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening: New Diagnostic Methodologies, Triage, and Risk Stratification in Prevention and Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pidotimod plus recombinant human interferon α-2b suppository boosts HPV clearance in high-risk patients following loop electrosurgical excision procedure.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Depression and Anxiety Among Women with HPV-Related Cervical Disease: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Shenzhen, China.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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- Information-seeking Behavior of Iranian Young Adults (18-28 Years Old) Regarding HPV on Social Media: A Preventive Approach to HPV.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- A predictive model for residual lesions after LEEP surgery in CIN III patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The most influential factors in the psychological impact of an abnormal cervical screening result: A cross-sectional study.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
The impact of HPV diagnosis and subsequent treatment with the electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) on anxiety, depression, psychosocial quality of life, and sexual functioning has not been thoroughly investigated. The aim of this review was to systematically summarize the available knowledge on this topic, according to PRISMA guidelines. Data from observational and intervention studies were analyzed. A total of 60 records were included, of which 50 papers addressed the impact of HPV diagnosis on patients' psychosocial status, while 10 studies addressed the impact of the implemented LEEP procedure on patients' mental health and sexual functioning. The results indicated a negative impact of HPV diagnosis on the occurrence of depressive and anxiety symptoms, poorer quality of life, as well as on the sexual functioning of the affected women. The results of the studies to date have not confirmed the negative impact of the LEEP procedure on mental health and sexual life, although more research is needed in this area. It is necessary to implement additional procedures to minimize anxiety and distress in patients receiving a diagnosis of HPV or abnormal cytology and to improve awareness of sexually transmitted pathogens.
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