How often should you check your cervix?

The incidence of cervical diseases is becoming higher and higher. Therefore, female friends should go to the hospital regularly for relevant cervical examinations in their lives. The main purpose is to know quickly when their cervical disease occurs, and not wait until the disease develops to the late stage to know the real cause. Cervical examination is not a single examination, but a combination of multiple examination items.

Abnormal results: (1) Vaginal examination: Check the position of the cervix, the size and shape of the external opening, the amount of secretions, the nature of the secretions, and whether there is cervical erosion. At the same time, use bacteriological examination to examine the endocervical mucus. If necessary, perform a scraping or colposcopy.

(2) Probe examination: Detect the direction and length of the cervical canal and whether there are any abnormalities, adhesions, stenosis, etc. in its ratio to the cervix. For patients with suspicious abnormalities, further angiography should be performed.

(3) Contrast imaging: Lesions of the uterus and fallopian tubes can be detected through contrast imaging, and contrast imaging can also have a beneficial effect on the study of infertility. Endocervical vegetation, congenital malformations, stenosis, adhesions, and uterine torsion can all be diagnosed. People who need to be checked: those with vulvar itching, burning discomfort, lower abdominal or lumbosacral pain, which worsens during sexual intercourse, menstruation and bowel movements. There are also people who feel symptoms such as weakness in both lower limbs, bitter taste in the mouth, nausea, and yellow urine.

Use a sterile long cotton swab to take a small amount of leucorrhea from the posterior fornix, place it on a glass slide containing 1-2 drops of normal saline, and immediately examine it under a microscope. The uterine cavity is expanded with a distending medium, and a cold light source is introduced into the uterine cavity through a hysteroscope via a fiberoptic light guide and lens. The cervical canal, internal cervical os, endometrium and fallopian tube opening are directly observed so that the diseased tissue can be sampled intuitively and accurately for pathological examination. Contrast agent is injected into the uterine cavity and fallopian tube through a catheter, and X-ray fluoroscopy and radiography are performed to determine whether the fallopian tube is unobstructed, the location of obstruction, and the morphology of the uterine cavity based on the visualization of the contrast agent in the fallopian tube and pelvic cavity.

Unsuitable group: women during menstruation. Taboos before the examination: No sexual intercourse three days before the examination. You should fast after 8 pm the day before the physical examination. The examination should be done 3-7 days after the menstrual period ends. Requirements during the examination: Relax during the examination. The examination may cause physical and mental burden, so you should face it positively and actively cooperate with the examination.