Forced coughing versus local anesthesia and pain associated with cervical biopsy: a randomized trial

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.017 Byline: Bernd C. Schmid (a), Sophie Pils (a), Georg Heinze (b), Lukas Hefler (a), Alexander Reinthaller (a), Paul Speiser (a) Keywords: cervical punch biopsies; forced coughing; pain Abstract: Cervical biopsy often causes discomfort and pain. To compare local anesthesia (1% lidocaine) with forced coughing as pain relief, we quantified the actual pain experienced during cervical punch biopsies. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (b) Core Unit for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Section of Clinical Biometrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Article History: Received 21 November 2007; Revised 24 April 2008; Accepted 7 July 2008 Article Note: (footnote) Cite this article as: Schmid BC, Pils S, Heinze G, et al. Forced coughing versus local anesthesia and pain associated with cervical biopsy: a randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:641.e1-641.e3.