Inclusion Criteria:  Patients were > 21 years old; were not pregnant  The patient had one of the following indications for LEEP:  histologyproven, persistent, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL); a histology-proven high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL); discrepancies between cytological reports and colposcopic impressions; investigation for unsatisfactory colposcopy; microinvasion or adenocarcinoma in situ on cervical punch biopsy.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients with cervical or vaginal infection; Patients with an abnormal menstrual cycle; who were taking anticoagulants, Patients with a coagulation defect Patients with mental incapacity Patients with previous hysterectomy with removal of the cervix Patients with a history of cervical cancer.