![Are biopsies always performed during a colposcopy? Are biopsies always performed during a colposcopy?](https://mortakis.hpvinfocenter.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mortakis_hpv_colpo_chair-890x367.jpg)
No, they are not. In some cases the doctor will decide that they are not necessary.
In other cases, when the lesions found are very serious and cover a large area, the doctor knows that they cannot count on isolated biopsies and that they must surgically remove a larger area in order to exclude invasive cancer (which may not be visible during the colposcopy).