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).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is quite common in women and is clearly the major risk factor for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and ... risk of progression to dysplasia and cervical ...

An investigational therapeutic vaccine showed clinical effectiveness in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)16-positive ...

HPV is clearly sexually transmitted. Young, sexually active women have the highest prevalence of HPV, and the risk of infection rises with increasing numbers of sexual partners. In 1 study of ...