A biopsy of this sensitive area sounds like something to be afraid of...........if you have never had to have it done.!! It is very quickly over and a very minor discomfort, hardly any more discomfort than the average injection/blood test.I have experienced more discomfort having the normal smear test.!
Having a GP refer you for a biopsy is something to be welcomed,as if something unusual is going on in this area,the sooner the correct treatment is started the better.For 5 years,in my case, a small itchy area on the labia,was treated my then GP, with repeat prescriptions for what was thought to be a minor condition.It was only when I moved to a new area and had to change GP that I was referred for a biopsy. The Dermatologist who arranged for the biopsy suspected excema or lichen sclerosis, not the minor condition I had been treated so long for.
My diagnosis (which would never have been made without the biopsy )was however, "extra mammary Pagets Disease", which apparently is rather a rare condition.Clearly it would have been better,if treatment had not been delayed by 5 yrs,and probably if I had not moved home,I would still be being having totally useless treatment.So I would encourage all ladies to welcome a biopsy if offered one!
Symptoms in this area of the anatomy also cause sometimes feelings of isolation as it is still not as easy to discuss or even mention with friends/family as something like a lump in the breast which is no longer the "no no area" to mention as it once was.
So well done NESS57 for starting this discussion.Best wishes for the consultation and /or the biopsy.