Is a vulvar biopsy painful?

The vagina is a very important part of the female reproductive organs. Due to its structural development problems, it is easy to get some infections or diseases in daily life, so many women have a habit of going to the hospital for examination in daily life. The usual test for the vagina is a vulvar biopsy. Many people are not very clear about vulvar biopsy and worry that it will be painful. Will a vulvar biopsy be painful?

1. Is vulvar biopsy painful?

When doing a vulvar biopsy, the patient will be given local anesthesia, so the patient generally will not feel pain during the procedure, so the patient should not be too anxious.

2. Who needs a vulvar biopsy?

Speaking of vulvar biopsy, I believe many people are not very familiar with it. When a woman's vulva is affected by vulvar leukoplakia, a vulvar biopsy is needed. Vulvar leukoplakia is a relatively stubborn disease and is also a relatively difficult disease to treat. There are many reasons for the occurrence of vulvar leukoplakia, which may be due to genetics or endocrine disorders. No matter what the cause is, timely treatment is required after suffering from vulvar leukoplakia.

How to do a vulvar biopsy

3. How to perform a vulvar biopsy

Vulvar biopsy requires taking the lithotomy position of the patient's body. Of course, routine vulva disinfection is required, and a sterile drape will be placed on the vulva. 0.5% lidocaine will be used to give the patient local anesthesia at the sampling site. Small growths can be cut off from the pedicle or removed with biopsy forceps. The patient's local area will have compression to stop bleeding. If the area of ​​the lesion is relatively large, partial resection will be performed. The specimen will be placed in a 10% tetraaldehyde solution for fixation and sent for examination.

This method is very applicable to patients with vulvar hypopigmentation and patients who have ruled out malignant changes. If there are growths in the vulva, or patients with ulcers that cannot be cured after long-term treatment, it is necessary to diagnose and rule out malignant changes. Of course, it is also very applicable to patients with specific infections in the vulva, such as genital warts or tuberculosis.