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Does it hurt to have a colposcopic test for cervical cancer?
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No: The cervix is not directly innervated with sensory nerves. Any pain you feel there is visceral; that is it is indirect and very mild. Colposcopy does very little harm and is painless.
Answered 5/31/2012
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