Will cervical erosion cause infertility?

For the majority of adult women, most have experienced cervical erosion or are currently suffering from it. Especially during gynecological examinations, doctors will often tell you that you have cervical erosion. The hazards of cervical erosion vary depending on the severity. If the condition is serious, it may lead to female infertility.

1. Will cervical erosion cause infertility?

The texture and amount of cervical mucus secretion are directly related to whether sperm can pass through the cervix and enter the uterine cavity. Under normal circumstances, during ovulation, under the action of estrogen, the cervical mucus has a higher water content and a thinner texture, which is conducive to the passage of sperm. When cervical erosion occurs, especially moderate or severe cervical erosion, cervical secretions will increase significantly, become viscous, and contain a large number of white blood cells, which will have an adverse effect on sperm motility and hinder sperm from entering the uterine cavity, thus affecting conception.

Generally speaking, mild cervical erosion will not lead to infertility; but if you suffer from moderate or severe cervical erosion and infertility, the patient should actively treat it. Patients do not need to worry too much about cervical erosion affecting pregnancy. As long as they receive proper treatment, cervical erosion will not affect pregnancy after it improves. It should be noted that different degrees of cervical erosion require different treatment measures, so it is best for patients to go to a professional gynecological hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

Generally speaking, cervical erosion affects pregnancy in the following situations:

1. The cervical secretions increase and are mixed with a large number of white blood cells and pathogenic bacteria, which destroys the normal physiological environment of the vagina, limits the activity of sperm, and shortens the survival time;

2. The cervical mucosa proliferates due to inflammation, which may cause polyps to block the cervical opening, directly affecting the smooth passage of sperm;

3. Uterine mucus is thick and hinders the normal movement of sperm.

2. The harm of cervical erosion

Many people think that cervical erosion is a disease that needs treatment. In fact, this idea is wrong. Most cervical erosions are not true pathological erosions and do not require treatment. Cervical erosion is the most common local feature in the course of chronic metritis. Due to the infiltration of inflammatory secretions, the squamous epithelium of the cervix falls off and is replaced by the columnar epithelium of the cervical canal, which manifests as cervical erosion.

Clinically, cervical erosion is divided into grades I, II, and III according to the size of the cervical erosion area. The main symptoms are: increased leucorrhea is the main symptom of this disease, usually the leucorrhea is milky white or light yellow purulent secretions, sometimes bloody or mixed with blood; the vulva and vagina may be stimulated by increased leucorrhea, which may lead to vulvitis or vaginitis and cause vulvovaginal itching and pain; when the inflammation is severe, it may spread along the uterosacral ligament and main ligament to cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation, causing pain in the lower abdomen or lumbosacral region, accompanied by a feeling of falling; when the inflammation spreads to the bladder triangle or around the bladder, frequent urination or difficulty urinating may occur; the sticky leucorrhea is not conducive to sperm penetration, so severe cervicitis can cause infertility.

3. The examination of cervical erosion mainly includes the following aspects:

1. 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.

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

4. The iodine test and visual observation methods are very simple and inexpensive, and can detect at least 2/3 of the lesions. As an initial screening method for cervical cancer, 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. Check cervical erosion in time to prevent cancer

5. 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 such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic lymph nodes, etc.