Cervix length

[yellowspider]

The last time I had a pap smear, it was normal, so the doctor wanted to dig the instrument into my cervix deeper to get a better sample this time, and sure enough, it came back cervical displasia.
How long or deep is the cervix and does HPV go all the way into the uterus or does it stay in the vagina?  I am wondering just how painful that procedure really has to be, how much does he have to dig around to get the sample he needs?

[ibizan]

go to the right of this post.See Related Expert forums STD's and Gynecology.Since this is not primarily a std question u'd want gynecology.Click onto it.pay $15 and post ur question.

[yellowspider]

How do I get the doctor of this forum to answer my question?

[ibizan]

when u said dig i thought he was taking a tissue sample which is what they do..they do a scraping....mine always feels like a scraping not a digging sensation i think if women are really tensed up it may be more uncomfortable....HPV seems to take up residence on the cervix unless a complete hysterectomy.and with this it is a definite pinching sensation.I've had numerous colposcopy's,paps high risk HPV and a LEEP procedure.

[yellowspider]

We are talking about two different things:  pap smears versus biopsies.

[ibizan]

tissue samples are pinched from the cervix for biopsy.I am not certain of the exact length/width of the cervix...various womens sizes may differ.Women with complete hysterectomies have been known to get HPV and have it all over inside their vaginal walls...a lady just recently posted about this.I didn't find the procedure to be all that painful.....simple pinch!