Can cervical erosion be seen on ultrasound?

Cervical erosion is a disease with a particularly high incidence rate and can also pose a great threat to women's health. Generally speaking, symptoms such as cervical erosion cannot be detected through B-ultrasound. If you want to confirm whether you have cervical erosion, you need a gynecological examination, vaginal smear cytology, colposcopy or cervical biopsy. Next, I will introduce you to some relevant knowledge about cervical erosion!

1. Examination methods for cervical erosion

1. Gynecological examination. Focus on checking the size, shape, texture, thickness of the cervical canal, and whether there is contact bleeding. Secondly, check the condition of the vulva, vagina, uterus, and paracervical tissues (ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic lymph nodes, etc.).

2. Cervical smear cytology examination is a routine gynecological examination. It is simple, easy, cost-effective, and the most important auxiliary examination and the preferred initial screening method for cancer prevention surveys.

3. Colposcopy can quickly detect lesions that are invisible to the naked eye. Taking biopsies from suspicious areas during colposcopy can significantly improve the accuracy of biopsies.

4. The iodine test and visual observation method are very simple and inexpensive, and can detect at least 2/3 of the lesions. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of visual inspection in developing countries. As an initial screening method for cervical cancer, 3%-5% acetic acid solution is applied to the cervix. Observe the reaction of the cervical epithelium to acetic acid, and then take a biopsy from the white lesion area.

5. Pathological examination of cervical biopsy tissue is the basis for confirming cervical cancer.

2. Symptoms of cervical erosion

1. Increased vaginal discharge: Increased vaginal discharge is the main symptom of cervical erosion. Due to different pathogens, the scope and degree of erosion, the characteristics of vaginal discharge are also different. If the erosion area is small or the lesion is shallow, the amount of leucorrhea may be less; if the cervical erosion is accompanied by obvious inflammatory infection, the leucorrhea will be yellow, purulent and viscous.

2. Bladder symptoms: Inflammation of the cervix can spread or directly spread to the bladder triangle, thereby stimulating the bladder and causing symptoms of frequent urination and painful urination, and sometimes secondary urinary tract infection.

3. Pain: Pain symptoms are rare in cervical erosion. When the pathogens spread to a deeper area, it can cause chronic paracervical connective tissue inflammation, lumbar pain, pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea. If the inflammation spreads to the main ligament, sexual intercourse pain may occur, affecting sexual life.

4. Irregular vaginal bleeding: For example, an elderly woman who has been in menopause for many years may suddenly have her period again for no reason. Light menstrual flow accompanied by abdominal pain, back pain and other symptoms can easily be ignored. In fact, this irregular vaginal bleeding is generally a sign of early symptoms of cervical erosion.

3. Precautions for cervical erosion

When this disease occurs, it will also cause purulent secretions, which will make the patient feel very distressed. Usually, everyone needs to pay attention to the conditioning methods to avoid vaginal bleeding, which is not good for women's health. Usually, everyone needs to pay attention to their own physical conditioning and effectively treat it to avoid causing more impact.