*3.1. Study Population*

The 64 women enrolled in this study were referred to colposcopy because of a recent diagnosis of cervical dysplasia confirmed by Pap smear examination. Clinical data regarding Pap test, colposcopy, and biopsy results are reported in Table 1. Twenty-three out of the sixty-four women showed abnormal colposcopy findings, and cervical guided biopsies were taken to histologically define the grade of the lesion; 18/23 (78.3%) biopsies showed the presence of a CIN2+ lesion.

**Table 1.** Clinical data of patients enrolled. Low-grade intraepithelial lesion (LSIL); atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS); high-grade intraepithelial lesion (HSIL); atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGCUS); cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

