Does cervical laparoscopy affect conception?

  Patients who need to preserve their ability to conceive due to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or early cervical cancer usually undergo cervical releep surgery, and many patients are concerned about their ability to conceive after surgery.  Usually if the depth of the procedure is less than 17 mm, the chances of preterm delivery or premature rupture of membranes, preterm babies, and low birth weight babies due to cervical causes are the same as in the normal population; however, if the depth of the procedure is deeper, especially in patients with more than 25 mm, the chances of preterm delivery and premature rupture of membranes due to cervical malfunction are significantly higher than in the normal population, and may be as high as 4-14% depending on different statistics. However, the damage to the cervix is significantly less when compared to conventional cold knife conization of the cervix.  Therefore, for patients planning a pregnancy who do require cervical conization, LEP’s procedure is safe.