Colposcopy & Cervical Biopsy

[Bengal2]

Hi all,

I found out I have an abnormal Pap test & I tested positive for HPV as well. What a shock. They want to do a cervical punch biopsy & then an ECC as well. They said that they aren't going to give anything for pain! I think they're crazy cuz I'm not willing to do this without some sort of numbing agent. Can anyone tell me if they got a cervical punch biopsy how if felt, what they gave you for anesthetic & how long it hurt afterward? Thanks

[secureweb]

RosySkies, I feel badly for you that the lab waited that extra 40 min. -- If you had to pay for that, then I feel that they should redo it for free if the results weren't reliable... How frustrating. Wilbur, my partner's DNA frag sounds exactly like yours, though he comes up good on everything else so it's kind of a mystery. Because of this, they recommended TESE which we did, but we had BFN. Hard to say if that is why as we have other issues on my side. I asked if they could freeze some (since it was ~$2000+) but they said they don't do well frozen. I'm not clear if this is true as others have talked about freezing them. Now my partner says he never wants to do that again because it didn't work. He kind of thinks it's BS. I wish there was a way for them to weed out the bad ones. Because we do ICSI, if they choose a badly fragmented sperm then we have no chance

[lucy561]

I'll offer a perspective from my own current struggle with trying to accept going the DE route. I am single, so also forced to use DS (but I certainly would not if I had a fertile partner) -- in fact, opposite to feeling jealous, I wish I had a partner's sperm that would give my child a genetic family link. My own struggle seems opposite to yours -- I am absolutely firmly against secrecy and donor anonymity.

[Dyna321]

Amesw - Congrats and welcome!!! Glad you're joining us! So glad things looked good on your u/s! The spotting must have been scary!! I wish I could nap that much!!! I'm not able to nap yet despite trying lol!! Are you a teacher too? I ask just because you said you have summers off!

[Bengal2 in reply to Dyna321]

Hi I'm not a teacher but do child care after school so they don't use me outside of the school year.