Does it hurt for a woman to have a cystoscopy?

When a woman undergoes a cystoscopy, she may experience mild pain in the urethra, or even severe pain and bleeding. Cystoscopy is a type of endoscopy in which the endoscope is inserted into the bladder through the urethra, which may cause damage to the urethral mucosa and the bladder wall, resulting in pain and even bleeding. For the mild pain that occurs during cystoscopy, it usually disappears gradually in about 2 to 3 days and does not require too much treatment. For severe pain after the examination, it is necessary to use some painkillers to relieve the pain symptoms. For bleeding after the examination, the main treatment is to pay attention to rest, and pay attention to drink more water, if necessary, timely to the examination hospital follow-up.