🔹 1. Punch Biopsy
✅ How to Prepare:
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Schedule when not on your period if possible.
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Avoid sex, douching, or vaginal products 24–48 hours before.
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Take ibuprofen or acetaminophen an hour before for cramping relief.
🩺 What to Expect:
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Done during a colposcopy in the doctor’s office.
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May feel a sharp pinch or cramp.
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Takes just a few minutes.
⏳ Recovery Time:
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Mild spotting or discharge for 1–2 days.
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Back to normal activities same day.
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Avoid intercourse or tampons for a few days.
🔹 2. Endocervical Curettage (ECC)
✅ How to Prepare:
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Same as punch biopsy.
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Empty bladder before the procedure.
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Take a pain reliever ahead of time.
🩺 What to Expect:
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Performed in-office with colposcopy.
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Cramping during scraping of the cervical canal.
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Quick, but slightly more uncomfortable than a punch biopsy.
⏳ Recovery Time:
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Light bleeding or spotting for 1–3 days.
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Return to normal activity within 24 hours.
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Avoid tampons or sex for a few days.
🔹 3. Cone Biopsy (Conization)
✅ How to Prepare:
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Usually done under anesthesia (local or general).
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Fasting may be required before the procedure.
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Arrange for someone to drive you home.
🩺 What to Expect:
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Done in a surgical setting (hospital or outpatient center).
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Removes a larger, cone-shaped piece of cervical tissue.
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May involve sutures or packing.
⏳ Recovery Time:
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2–4 weeks for full healing.
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Cramping and moderate bleeding for several days.
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No sex, tampons, or strenuous activity for at least 2–4 weeks.
🔹 4. LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)
✅ How to Prepare:
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Local anesthesia; no general anesthesia needed.
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Eat normally but take it easy beforehand.
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Wear a pad to the appointment (some bleeding expected).
🩺 What to Expect:
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Performed in-office.
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Mild burning smell from electrical loop.
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Some cramping during and after.
⏳ Recovery Time:
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Watery, pinkish discharge for 1–2 weeks.
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Avoid sex, douching, and tampons for 4 weeks.
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Most people return to work next day, but no heavy lifting.
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