LEEP stands for “loop electrosurgical excision procedure.” It’s named for the tool the doctor uses and how the tool works. It has a wire loop on the end. An electric current heats the wire loop so ...

Gynecologic surgeries include hysteroscopy; different types of hysterectomies and oophorectomies; tubal ligation; dilatation and curettage; and the surgical removal of ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, ...