Another term for cervical dysplasia is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. The exact cause of cervical dysplasia is not known, however it has been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
An investigational therapeutic vaccine showed clinical effectiveness in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)16-positive cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ... to CIN1 or no dysplasia) was ...