Is third degree cervical erosion serious?

There are three levels of cervical erosion: mild, moderate, and severe. Severe erosion is the third degree. At this time, women will have abnormal leucorrhea with blood in it. Severe cervical erosion can also cause other complications, so is third-degree cervical erosion serious?

Cervical erosion is a very common chronic cervical inflammation. Some patients have raised this question: If cervical erosion is not treated, will the entire cervix rot? In fact, cervical erosion is not true erosion. It is because after suffering from chronic cervicitis, the inflammation in the deep tissue of the cervix is ​​not easy to eliminate, the squamous epithelium on the surface of the cervix falls off due to nutritional disorders, and the peeling surface is gradually covered by columnar epithelium derived from cervical hyperplasia. Because the columnar epithelium is very thin, the underlying blood vessels and red stroma can be seen, making the erosion surface red and having a clear boundary with the surrounding normal squamous epithelium.

Clinically, the erosion is divided into three degrees: mild, moderate and severe according to the size of the erosion surface. Cervical erosion can be divided into three types based on its manifestations: simple erosion is more common in the early stage of inflammation, the erosion surface is covered by a single layer of columnar epithelium, and the epidermis is relatively flat and smooth; if the inflammation continues, the cervical epithelium will over-proliferate, the erosion surface will be uneven, and the appearance will be granular, which is granular erosion; if the glandular epithelium and interstitial hyperplasia are significant, the unevenness will be more obvious, and it will be papillary, which is papillary erosion. These three types can exist independently or coexist in an interlaced manner.

Is third degree cervical erosion serious?

1. Severe

Clinically, third degree cervical erosion is the most serious condition. Once the patient suffers from third degree cervical erosion, the patient's leucorrhea will continue to increase, and the color of the leucorrhea will become light yellow or yellow. The texture of the leucorrhea will also be very sticky, and there may be purulent leucorrhea. In addition, for patients with third-degree cervical erosion, the eroded area exceeds two-thirds of the cervical surface. Therefore, third degree cervical erosion is a very serious disease.

2. Physical therapy

For patients with third-degree cervical erosion, drug treatment is no longer effective and can only be treated through physical methods. Nowadays, there are many physical methods in medicine to treat cervical erosion, such as liposuction, laser, and freezing, which are all common physical methods to treat cervical erosion. However, physical therapy will still bring some side effects to patients, making the vaginal wall nerves insensitive and may cause recurrence.

3. Surgical treatment

If physical therapy does not work for the patient, surgery is the only option. This treatment method needs to be based on the patient's condition and the size of the erosion area, and the patient must choose to undergo cervical conization or total hysterectomy. However, this will bring more serious sequelae to the patient, so unless it is absolutely necessary, it is not recommended to treat cervical erosion through surgery.