Cervical erosion is large but inflammation is shallow

I believe that you often see gynecological diseases such as cervical erosion in those small advertisements on the street. Cervical erosion is mainly caused by the female vagina being susceptible to bacterial infection. These bacteria enter the uterus through the vagina, causing some of the endometrium that protects the uterus to fall off and form cervical erosion. The severity of cervical erosion can be determined based on the degree of erosion in the patient. So is the difference between cervical erosion and cervical inflammation that the area of ​​cervical erosion is larger while the area of ​​inflammation is smaller?

What is cervical erosion

Simply put, cervical erosion is caused by the invasion of bacteria on the cervix, which causes the squamous epithelium on the surface to slowly fall off. At this time, the columnar epithelium in the cervical canal takes the opportunity to surround it, making the cervix look red, and some even appear granular, forming cervical erosion. Doctors will classify the erosion into mild, moderate or severe based on the size of the area. Generally speaking, erosion area less than 30% is mild, 30%-60% is moderate, and more than 60% is severe.

Symptoms of cervical erosion

1. Pain. This symptom is mainly caused by the presence of inflammation, which will spread to the pelvic cavity along the uterine ligaments, causing women to experience lower abdominal pain. Some women will also suffer from back pain due to inflammation.

2. Many. The most obvious is leucorrhea. Normal leucorrhea should be transparent, but this symptom will increase the amount of leucorrhea, which is mostly light yellow or milky white in color and feels sticky and thick. Sometimes there will be blood in the leucorrhea.

3. Difficult. Once the inflammation spreads to the bladder, the patient will experience difficulty and pain in urination, and some patients even report pain during defecation.

4. Itch. This symptom will cause an increase in leucorrhea, which in turn affects the vaginal environment, causing vaginal inflammation, itching, and even pain.

5. Blood. During intimacy, there may be an odor and possible bleeding.

Causes of cervical erosion

1. Frequent artificial abortions

Some young women do not take proper safety measures during pre-marital sexual intercourse, resulting in frequent abortions, which damages the cervix and makes it difficult for it to resist the invasion of bacteria, causing inflammation. Inflammation stimulates the secretion in women's body, and if the cervix is ​​soaked in this secretion for a long time, it will form erosion. In addition, gynecological surgeries such as cervical dilation and curettage can also damage the cervix.

2. Unhealthy sex life

At present, young people generally accept premarital sex, but due to the lack of sexual knowledge, they will lead to unhealthy sex life. Young people have strong physical strength and find high-intensity sex life very stimulating. Having sex more than four times a week can easily cause the disease. This is because the male reproductive organ comes into contact with the female cervix multiple times for a long time, stimulating the cervix and putting a lot of pressure on it. In addition, if the male's genitals are not cleaned properly, more and more germs will be brought into the female's body, which will cause the disease over time. In addition, having too many sexual partners and starting sex too early are also reasons that cannot be underestimated.

3. Unhygienic sex life

For women who have not had sex, germs rarely have the opportunity to enter the female body due to the protection of the hymen, and the vaginal environment is cleaner. Women who have had sexual intercourse are relatively more susceptible to germs because they no longer have the protection of their hymen. Some men do not pay attention to the hygiene of their sexual life. During intimacy, bacteria will enter the female cervix through the male's reproductive organs and cause inflammation. In addition, women who already have this symptom will have the area of ​​cervical erosion expanded, causing deeper erosion. Here, it is recommended that women, for their own health, urge men to do necessary cleaning before intimacy.

4. Over-cleaning

Some women overreact to the hygiene of their private parts and like to use cleansing solutions or soaps to clean their vulva and vagina. In fact, this is just a psychological effect. The female vagina has a self-protection mode. Under the stimulation of female hormones, it produces acidic secretions, which can prevent bacterial growth. However, if inappropriate solutions or soaps are used for cleaning, this protective mode will be destroyed, allowing bacteria to break through and eventually damage the cervix.

5. Related to the menstrual cycle

This disease is related to the menstrual cycle. Studies have shown that the disease rate is 85.55% in people with a menstrual cycle longer than 28 days, and the disease rate is 35.55% in people with a menstrual cycle less than 20 days.

· Examination of cervical erosion

1. Conduct iodine experiment

The use of iodine for testing is not only highly accurate, but also simple and convenient to operate, and has low cost. This method mainly involves applying 3%-5% acetic acid solution on the cervix and observing the reaction of the cervical epithelium with the naked eye. If white lesions appear, samples can be taken from the area for testing.

2. Gynecological examination

Many women choose this method to determine whether they have the disease. The focus of the examination is on various aspects of the cervix, including its shape and size, texture, whether there is bleeding, whether the cervical canal is normal, etc. A detailed examination of the vagina, vulva, fallopian tubes, ovaries, etc. will also be performed to determine whether a woman has the disease.

3. Cervical biopsy

Doctors use this test mainly to find out whether a patient has cervical cancer.

4. Cervical smear cytology examination

This method is relatively direct and very effective, and is a must-check item in gynecological examinations.

5. Colposcopy

This type of examination can make up for the deficiencies of naked eye observation and can detect potential lesions. By using this method to detect suspicious areas, the accuracy of the test results can be improved.

· The harm of cervical erosion

1. Cause complications

Once you have the disease, other complications may occur. The pathogens of this disease can spread to other places, causing secondary damage to the female body. For example, if they enter the bladder triangle, they can cause urinary system diseases, making urination difficult and painful. They can also go up to cause endometritis, or attack the pelvic cavity and cause inflammation. In addition, long-term damage to the human body by chronic inflammation will further cause cysts and polyps, making the condition worse.

2. Infertility

This disease causes women to produce more inflammatory secretions, which are the natural enemies of sperm. Because the secretion is relatively viscous and contains a large number of white blood cells, it will not only devour sperm, but also prevent sperm from moving, making it difficult for them to pass through and meet the egg, naturally preventing fertilization and causing infertility.

3. Cause cervical cancer

Women with this disease are 10 times more likely to develop cervical cancer than the general population. This is because the cervix has been damaged by inflammatory bacteria for a long time, and its immunity will become worse and worse, becoming weaker and weaker, and it will be unable to fight back against the bacteria. If things go on like this for a long time, it will cause cervical lesions and lead to cancer. Therefore, if this symptom occurs, early treatment should be sought to prevent the invasion of cancer.

4. Miscarriage

As the baby grows day by day, the progesterone and estrogen levels of the pregnant woman continue to soar, making the disease more serious and even causing vaginal bleeding. If not treated, the bacteria will infect the reproductive organs, the fetal membranes will be damaged, and the amniotic fluid on which the fetus depends for survival will leak, leading to unfortunate miscarriage.

5. Many worries

The disease can be so serious that it affects women's normal life, with symptoms such as abdominal distension, back pain, excessive and sticky leucorrhea with odor, vulva itching, and even discomfort during urination, which makes women suffer greatly and affects their normal study, work and life.

Does cervical erosion affect fertility?

This disease has a certain impact on fertility, but it is not absolute, because the degree of erosion is different, the impact of the disease on female fertility is also different.

Mild: After the examination, you can prepare for pregnancy normally

Generally speaking, mild patients do not have to worry about fertility. If the area of ​​erosion is small, the secretion will be relatively small, there will be no abnormal leucorrhea, no bleeding symptoms, and no lower abdominal distension. As long as further examination in the hospital shows that everything is normal, you can actively prepare for pregnancy. The small size of the cervix makes it difficult to resist the advancement of sperm.

Moderate and severe cases: treatment first, then pregnancy preparation

If the erosion area is large, that is, moderate or severe patients, treatment is required before preparing for pregnancy. This is because under the impact of large-scale inflammation, women will produce pus-like leucorrhea and the cervical fluid will become thick. This secretion contains many white blood cells, which are the natural enemy of sperm. It consumes the sperm's physical strength and makes it impossible for them to find the egg, making pregnancy impossible. Even if a sperm is able to break through all the barriers and combine with the egg, the inflammatory bacteria can move up along the cervix, causing the fetal membrane to rupture and leading to miscarriage. Therefore, for patients with moderate and severe disease, only by cooperating with the doctor to actively receive treatment and then preparing for conception can they have a healthy baby.

What to do if you have cervical erosion

1. Medication

For mild patients, since the inflammation is not serious, drug treatment is generally sufficient. Use antibiotics and antiviral drugs to wipe the affected area. You can also cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Grind the formula into powder, dip it with a cotton ball, and apply it to the affected area. You need to actively cooperate with the doctor's instructions for better and more significant results.

2. Physical therapy

For moderate and severe patients, freezing and laser can be used to damage the columnar epithelium at the erosion site, killing it and causing it to gradually fall off, allowing new cervical squamous epithelium to grow. This method takes less time and has better effects, and is the most widely used treatment method. However, this method may affect the quality of intimacy between the couple because it will damage the nerve sensitivity of the vaginal wall, and there is also a risk of recurrence.

3. Surgery

Surgical treatment is relatively traditional and is mainly aimed at severe patients whose affected area is large. In addition, if they are affected by inflammation and cervical polyps or cervical hypertrophy occur, surgical treatment is required for removal. However, due to its high cost, heavy bleeding, and many damages, it is not recommended and is rarely used at present.

4. Diet

(1) Eat more refreshing and delicious food, and eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins and proteins, such as cucumbers, tofu, chicken, crucian carp, apples, bananas, etc.

(2) Avoid eating spicy or irritating foods, such as chili peppers, leeks, white wine, onions, etc. These foods will irritate the female body, causing further congestion in the pelvic cavity, or causing excessive tightening of the uterine muscles, leading to increased inflammation and expansion of the area of ​​erosion.

(3) Eat less blood-clotting foods and foods containing hormones. Do not assume that these foods are good for women’s physiological regulation. In fact, for women with this symptom, they will have the opposite effect. For example, donkey-hide gelatin, which many women love to eat, as well as red dates and longans, should not be eaten too much.

5. Daily care

In addition to some professional treatments, daily care is also very important.

(1) Keep your private parts clean and hygienic

This does not mean that you should use more disinfectant to clean the vagina, which will only destroy the normal environment of the vagina. Just use clean warm water to perform necessary cleaning on the vulva.

(2) Take safety measures

If you and your partner do not want a baby in the near future, please take safety measures, reduce artificial abortions, prevent the cervix from being damaged by human factors, and make it difficult for germs to enter the body. At the same time, pregnant women also need to pay more attention to delivery instruments to prevent these instruments from damaging the cervix.

(3) Intimate behavior should be properly controlled

During treatment, women should abstain from sexual intercourse until the damage has been repaired. After recovery, the frequency of sexual intercourse should be reduced, as excessive sexual activity will cause the disease to relapse. In addition, hygiene in intimate behavior should be maintained. Women are strictly prohibited from being intimate with their partners during menstruation, so as to ensure the health of the cervix.

(4) Carry out regular gynecological examinations

After recovery, regular check-ups are also needed to prevent recurrence of the disease.

6. Other treatments

In addition to the above five treatment methods, there are now high-tech treatment methods. Such surgeries as BBT ablation and high-frequency LEEP are more delicate, less painful, can effectively avoid complications, and have fewer side effects, but they are relatively expensive.

How to prevent cervical erosion

1. Maintain good hygiene in sexual life

Since this disease is directly related to sexual life, sexual hygiene must be taken seriously. Before any intimate activity, you should maintain good personal and partner hygiene. If you are infected with some kind of vaginal inflammation, don't forget to take your partner to the hospital for treatment while you are getting treatment. Because inflammation is often cross-infected, even if you are able to recover, if your partner's genitals still carry the bacteria, you are still prone to relapse. In addition to preparing a care solution for yourself, also prepare a male care solution for your man and urge him to clean himself before any intimate behavior.

It should be noted that it is very important for men to clean the smegma. There are many bacteria in the smegma, which may become carcinogens.

2. Private cleaning should be done properly

Do not clean your private parts frequently, as this will damage the vagina's self-protection function and allow bacteria to enter. Feminine care liquid can only be used for daily cleaning and not frequently.

3. About wearing and washing underwear

It is best to use pure cotton underwear for women. Firstly, it will make your private parts feel comfortable. Secondly, germs prefer chemical fiber fabrics because these materials will make the private parts moist and hot, which is exactly the environment for germs to survive.

When washing, be sure to wash separately. If a family member has athlete's foot or onychomycosis, it is easy for the bacteria to attach to your underwear and enter the vagina, so you should wash your underwear separately to make your underwear safer. In addition, some women are very dependent on washing machines. Washing machines are very convenient, but they contain a lot of germs. Therefore, the washing machine should be cleaned every week and scrubbed with hot water to make it clean. Of course, hand washing is best.

4. Effective contraception

If you are not prepared to get pregnant, taking contraceptive measures can reduce the possibility of miscarriage and thus reduce the possibility of developing this disease.

5. Regular gynecological examinations

This is something that many women ignore, and if it continues for a long time it will cause serious gynecological inflammation. Only by doing regular check-ups and actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment can you effectively avoid inflammation and even cancer.

6. Antibiotic moderation

Some female friends choose to use antibiotics when they catch a cold or a headache. In fact, antibiotics will kill some beneficial bacteria, giving pathogens a chance to stay in the body. Therefore, it is best to follow the doctor's instructions and not use antibiotics indiscriminately.

7. Pay attention to hygiene in public places

When traveling, use less or no hotel towels and bathtubs, use personal items, pay attention to cleaning, especially when using the toilet, wipe the toilet mat or put clean paper on it before use. There are people coming and going in the hotel, and there will always be germs that you can't imagine.