Is there pain associated with a leep biopsy?

I have not had LEEP, so I can not fully respond. I have been told that it is similar to the Colposcopy procedure and I have had that multiple times with no issues of pain.

The LEEP can be done under general anesthesia in a surgery center or hospital or it can be done with a local cervical block in the physician's office.

I will be having the LEEP procedure soon and have chosen to have it done with the local block in my gynecologist office. My physician and I discussed this and he feels that I am a good candidate for the in office procedure. As I said to him, how much more painful will the cervical block be than would be the stick for the necessary labwork associated with anesthesia and the IV that will be required for anesthesia. While it may be minimally uncomfortable for a brief moment, I am of the opinion that it is best to avoid anesthesia when possible. Most surgical complications come from the anesthesia and not the surgery itself, so why take unnecessary risk.

After I have had my procedure done, I will come back and update you to tell you, based on the level of pain, should I have to do it again in the future, if it will done with the local or with general anesthesia.

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The LEEP has much less discomfort than the biopsies at the colposcopy.