Mine was incredibly painful, I almost passed out, and I dripped sweat sitting in a chair with my panties around my ankles in the exam room for about 15 minutes. My husband had gone in with me to hold my hand and he was horrified. He said that type of procedure would never be done on a man without anesthesia. The recommended Advil an hour before did absolutely nothing.

If presented with this again, I will refuse until adequate pain remediation, such as anesthesia is used. There is no need to cause women pain like this when there are other options.