'Did everyone who had a colposcopy get a biopsy done at the same time? as this is what the procedure seems to be in the leaflet I have been given. '
I did! It's easier to do it at the same time than schedule another appointment.
They stain the cervix w/vinegar and if the practitioner sees something she'd like to send to patho she takes a biopsy.
I had a loop treatment as well! It's just done under local anaesthetic in the US - if you want GA, you have to pay for it! b/c it's not 'medically necessary' so your insurance won't pay.
It must be different here, but I was told I could not have either procedure done if having my period b/c the doctor couldn't visualise the cervix as well as possible, so I strung two Pill packets together to keep from getting one.