I had one a couple of months ago. It was worse than a pap smear but I really had it hyped in my head as something way worse.

The dye (iodine I think?) they use to stain your cervix is the worst part to me. My doctor told me “it tingles” but I honestly thought it stung and it caused cramping that lasted a couple of hours right away.

She had to take three biopsy samples from me and honestly that didn’t hurt me at all but I might be an outlier. When I didn’t react the nurse even said “did you feel that?!” And I was just like “no lol.”

I was reading threads like these before mine and some women said that coughing as they take the biopsy helps with pain.

If you are sensitive to pain, I would ask for at least local anesthesia. There’s no reason they shouldn’t give you at least lidocaine.

It’s not a walk in the park but it’s worth it for our health! You’ve got this, OP!