What does chronic cervicitis mean?

Cervicitis is one of the common gynecological diseases. Primiparous women are the high-risk group of this disease. The clinical manifestations are mostly leucorrhea, which is milky white or slightly yellowish and thick in shape. Sometimes the secretions are mixed with blood, which does a lot of harm to women's health. Even so, many women still do not know the cause of this disease. Let's explain to everyone what chronic cervicitis means.

Chronic cervicitis means that the cervix becomes inflamed due to the influence of pathogens, and this inflammation is long-term and difficult to heal, and eventually develops into chronic. There are many causes of chronic cervicitis. Childbirth, abortion, intrauterine and cervical surgical injuries all provide opportunities for bacteria to invade the cervix. Common bacteria include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, etc. At present, the infection rate of mycoplasma and other pathogens is also increasing.

Leucorrhea is one of the most common symptoms of chronic cervicitis. The secretions are mostly thick or pus-like, and sometimes contain blood or turbid blood. Some bloody leucorrhea may also be caused by sexual intercourse. The irritation of the secretions can also cause vulvar itching. When the itching is severe, it may even affect the patient's work, study or cause the patient to lose his appetite.

Lower abdominal and lumbosacral pain is also common. The pain sometimes occurs in the upper abdomen, thighs or joints. During menstruation, defecation or sexual intercourse, the inflammation will spread along the cruciate ligament of the uterine fundus, gradually causing parameteric connective tissue inflammation. Every time the uterus is touched, it will also cause lumbosacral pain. Some patients may also experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite.

When the disease spreads through the lymph nodes or directly spreads to the bladder triangle, the patient may also experience problems such as frequent urination, urgency or difficulty urinating, and a small number of patients may develop secondary urinary tract infection. There are relatively few patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. These patients may feel pain during defecation. Long-term symptoms may cause patients to experience depression, anxiety, etc.

This is an introduction to what chronic cervicitis means. Chronic cervicitis inherits the characteristics of chronic diseases such as easy recurrence and difficult treatment. Therefore, after becoming ill, patients are advised to complete their own conditions carefully and receive professional treatment as soon as possible to prevent it from developing again. Once it becomes a gynecological intractable disease, it may cause inevitable harm.