A small wire is pulled out of this pipelle once it is inserted. Pulling out the wire makes the pipelle hollow and also creates suction, which draws some of the cells in the lining of your uterus into the pipelle through a hole at its end. Your doctor will move the pipelle forwards and backwards a few times to get a good sample before pulling it out. The cells inside the straw are pushed out into some fluid and this sample is given to the lab to be viewed under a microscope. The speculum will be removed and so will the clamp on your cervix, if one was used.
Most patients experience a small amount of cramping during the procedure.
The test takes about 10 minutes to perform.