My previous dr had suggested the LEEP procedure and since I had read so much about the negatives, I sought the second opinion- plus she was terrible at explaining things. The new dr said that the cytology (pap) came back CIN I-II but the pathology (biopsy) came back CIN II- III, with the pathologist leaning more towards a CIN III rating. He said that when a CIN I rating comes back it in a cytology usually means that the HPV virus is very active but hasn't presented itself in the tissue. The fact that there was a discrepancy between the cytology and the pathology ratings based on his experience treating the disease suggested that while the virus has presented itself in the tissue, it is also still very active. He said that if I had a LEEP performed, the virus would probably persist and present itself again in the tissue and I would thus be required to have another procedure performed. Maybe this is what happens to patients who have to have multiple LEEPs performed. He said that based on the findings he thinks that in my case the disease is aggressive. While I was hoping that laser would be an effective option, he felt that treating it more aggressively than even LEEP (with the cone biopsy) would provide more potential for remission.