If we're all being honest regarding the uterine/endometrial biopsy... I am in my 40's, had 2 children and was on my tail end of my period and still can honestly say it was painful. I took 800mg ibuprofen 45 minutes before the procedure and still squeezed the hell out of my husband's hand. If he was not there, I don't know what I would have been grabbing onto. I did deep breathing to try and relax the uterus, but it that did not help. It felt like something was ripping out my insides, as the pain was so intense. My OB did 2 pipelles, so 10 seconds of pure agony x 2. To make matters worse, I had a Mirena IUD placed immediately afterward, so a uterine sound had to go up there and then the Mirena pipette equivalent. My body was shaky and I needed to lay on the table after the procedures, when I got up, my legs were unstable. More than 18 hours later my uterus is still angry and cramping in my abdominal area and back and I can feel pain where the biopsies were taken.
I guess it’s different for everyone. I had mine when I was 60, never been pregnant and no kids. Do not tolerate the slightest pain. I called the office a few days before my appt and the nurse told me to take 3 Advils 1 hour before my appointment. Getting the biopsy was probably a tad bit worse than a regular pelvic exam. A nurse guided me with breathing exercises and the pain latest about 5 seconds. Probably helped that my Gyn is awesome and she had been my Gyn for over 20 years.
If we're all being honest regarding the uterine/endometrial biopsy... I am in my 40's, had 2 children and was on my tail end of my period and still can honestly say it was painful. I took 800mg ibuprofen 45 minutes before the procedure and still squeezed the hell out of my husband's hand. If he was not there, I don't know what I would have been grabbing onto. I did deep breathing to try and relax the uterus, but it that did not help. It felt like something was ripping out my insides, as the pain was so intense. My OB did 2 pipelles, so 10 seconds of pure agony x 2. To make matters worse, I had a Mirena IUD placed immediately afterward, so a uterine sound had to go up there and then the Mirena pipette equivalent. My body was shaky and I needed to lay on the table after the procedures, when I got up, my legs were unstable. More than 18 hours later my uterus is still angry and cramping in my abdominal area and back and I can feel pain where the biopsies were taken.
I had a cervical or endometrial biopsy 35 years ago and it was an out of body experience of pain that I was totally unprepared for. I felt like I was rising off of the table and seeing myself below, unable to speak but seeing speech bubbles of exclamation points. It is inhumane to permit women to suffer during gynecological procedures when anesthesia options could be made available. I suppose that this is due to the male dominated medical and insurance fields.
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I have a friend whose period won't stop and she has pain with organisms. Anyone has this problem?
I guess it’s different for everyone. I had mine when I was 60, never been pregnant and no kids. Do not tolerate the slightest pain. I called the office a few days before my appt and the nurse told me to take 3 Advils 1 hour before my appointment. Getting the biopsy was probably a tad bit worse than a regular pelvic exam. A nurse guided me with breathing exercises and the pain latest about 5 seconds. Probably helped that my Gyn is awesome and she had been my Gyn for over 20 years.
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1 Reaction@unrelentingladybits, how are you doing? May I ask why you needed the biopsy? What is being investigated?
It WAS EXTREMELY AGONIZING! I screamed and begged For her to stop. I never want to go to a gynecologist again. I thought iud insertion was bad.
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4 ReactionsI had a cervical or endometrial biopsy 35 years ago and it was an out of body experience of pain that I was totally unprepared for. I felt like I was rising off of the table and seeing myself below, unable to speak but seeing speech bubbles of exclamation points. It is inhumane to permit women to suffer during gynecological procedures when anesthesia options could be made available. I suppose that this is due to the male dominated medical and insurance fields.