Cryotherapy removes abnormal cells from your cervix. It's also used to remove warts and other growths on other parts of the body. It's done by putting a very cold substance on the cells to freeze them and then remove them. This gets rid of the bad cells so new, normal cells can grow back in the same spot.

Here's how it will go: You'll lie down on an exam table like you would for a Pap test. Your Gynaecologist will put a speculum into your vagina and open it. This separates the walls of your vagina so they can get a good look at your cervix. Then they'll put in a tool called a cryoprobe and gently hold it at your cervix for a few minutes. This tool freezes the cells very quickly. Usually they do this twice and stop for a few minutes in between. But the whole thing only takes about 5 minutes

How effective is cryotherapy?

Cryotherapy may be performed after abnormal cells are found during a Pap test, colposcopy, or biopsy. In most cases (about 85-90% of the time), cryotherapy cures abnormal cells so that the problem does not come back.