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I went for a pap smear and they found a polyp. are they painful to get removed?
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Polyp: Removal of cervical polyps are, in general, painless to remove in the office with no anesthesia required. I have removed many of these without the patient noticing. No worse than a Pap smear. Relax. DrG
Answered 1/9/2018
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