Is third degree cervical erosion serious?

Gynecologists often say "nine out of ten women suffer from cervical erosion". With the increase in the incidence of cervical erosion, many patients have cervical erosion attacks and third-degree cervical erosion, so they will ask if cervical erosion can be cured? In response to patients' concerns, let us take a look at the following detailed introduction: what is third degree cervical erosion, the symptoms of third degree cervical erosion, the causes of third degree cervical erosion, the high-risk groups for third degree cervical erosion, the harm of third degree cervical erosion, and the prevention and treatment of third degree cervical erosion.

What is cervical erosion of the third degree?

Cervical erosion is the most common type of gynecological disease and is the most common partial feature in the whole process of chronic uterine inflammatory disease. In clinical medicine, cervical erosion is divided into grades I, II, and III according to the size of the total area of ​​cervical erosion, and can also be divided into mild, moderate, and severe grades.

Cervical erosion can be divided into three types based on its main manifestations: simple erosion is common in the early stage of inflammation, the erosion surface is covered by unilateral columnar epithelial cells, and the outer skin is relatively smooth and clean; if the inflammation persists, the cervical epithelial cells will proliferate excessively, the erosion surface will be uneven, and the appearance will be granular, which is granular erosion; if the glandular epithelium and stroma proliferate significantly, the unevenness will be more obvious, and it will be papillary, which is papillary erosion. These three types can exist independently or overlap and coexist.

The third degree of cervical erosion is the most serious level of cervical erosion, and the total area of ​​erosion has exceeded 2/3 of the surface of the cervix; the third degree of cervical erosion leads to a greatly increased probability of infertility and lesions. Some women have raised this question: If cervical erosion is not treated, will the entire cervix rot? In fact, cervical erosion is not real erosion. This is because after suffering from chronic cervicitis, the existing inflammation in the superficial tissue of the cervix is ​​not easy to be eliminated, the squamous epithelium on the surface of the cervix falls off due to hypofunction, and the peeling surface is gradually covered by columnar epithelial cells formed by endocervical hyperplasia. Because the columnar epithelium is very thin, the underlying blood vessels and red interstitial tissue can be seen, making the eroded surface red and having a clear boundary with the surrounding normal squamous epithelium.

Symptoms of third degree cervical erosion

1. Excessive leucorrhea

Leucorrhea is mostly a symptom of cervical erosion, and sometimes it is even the only symptom. Due to the differences in pathogens, as well as the differences in the scope and degree of erosion, the characteristics of secretions are also different. If the inflammation is not obvious, the discharge is mainly transparent mucus; if cervical erosion is accompanied by obvious inflammation, the discharge is yellowish pus and viscous. If the erosion area is small or the invasion is shallow, the amount of secretion may be less; if the erosion is deep and the area is large, the amount of secretion is large, and sometimes there may be a small amount of blood or blood. Some patients may also have a history of irregular bleeding.

2. Irregular menstruation

There are three levels of severity of cervical erosion: mild erosion, mild-to-moderate erosion, and moderate-to-severe erosion. However, once cervical erosion occurs, it will affect women's menstrual cycle, menstrual volume, etc., and sometimes menstrual pain will occur.

3. Itching and pain in the vulva

Cervical erosion usually occurs in the female vulva due to excessive vaginal discharge, which causes irritation and inflammation, leading to vulvitis, vaginitis, itching and pain in the vagina. If the inflammation spreads to the main cruciate ligament, sexual intercourse pain may occur, affecting the couple's sex life.

4. Lumbar and sacral pain

Generally, patients will often feel back pain. When the erosion is severe, it will also affect the uterus and cause chronic connective tissue inflammation. These symptoms appear in the lumbar sacral area and will cause severe pain, a falling pelvis, and swelling and pain. There is sexual pain in couples' sexual life.

5. Frequent urination, urgency, inability to hold urine, and pain when urinating

Frequent urination, urgent urination, inability to hold urine, and painful urination are also the more obvious symptoms of patients with cervical erosion. If cervical erosion is caused by cervicitis, the inflammation will extend to the woman's bladder, causing certain pressure, inflammation, irritation and pain to the bladder, and causing urinary tract infection.

Causes of third degree cervical erosion

Gynecologists often say "nine out of ten women have cervical erosion", which shows how common cervical erosion is in women. From the literal meaning, "erosion" can easily give people illusions. In fact, cervical erosion is substantially different from erosion in other parts of the body. It is named because of a visual effect under the examination of instruments, not that the cervix is ​​really rotten. When the disease occurs, the pink squamous epithelium at the external os of the cervix will be covered by a thin layer of red columnar epithelial cells, like a layer of red film covering the edge of the external os of the cervix, through which you can see the capillaries underneath, and compared with the surrounding pink area, this red area looks very hard, and it looks like ulceration under the naked eye, but it is not.

1. Taking medicine without permission or delaying treatment

After suffering from cervical erosion, women must go to a professional hospital for reliable treatment. Otherwise, taking medicine privately or delaying treatment will make the condition worse. Even if treatment is received in the early stage, it will greatly increase the difficulty of treatment and even lead to the serious risk of recurrence of the disease. In addition, the treatment of cervical erosion should be based on the severity of the disease and the patient's physical condition, and different treatment methods should be selected. Template treatment should not be used indiscriminately.

2. Not all cervical erosions require treatment

Cervical erosion is clinically divided into two types: pathological erosion and latent erosion. Generally, latent erosion does not require special treatment. It is mainly caused by the columnar epithelial cells covering the external os of the cervix during the menarche period of women. If the cervix is ​​examined at this time, the manifestations are very similar to those of pathological erosion. Even if it is diagnosed as pathological erosion, whether treatment is needed should be decided based on the actual symptoms and the proportion of the eroded area to the total cervical area. Generally speaking, if the cervix is ​​slightly eroded and there are no other specific symptoms such as local swelling, pus discharge, etc., the patient does not need to carry out special treatment for the time being. Just observe the changes in the body carefully and have regular follow-up visits.

3. Limited or incomplete treatment

Laser, microwave heating, Bohm light and other physical treatment methods are common ways to clinically treat cervical erosion. If the scope of treatment is shallow or limited and the diseased tissue at the cervical erosion cannot be completely destroyed, pathological tissue will remain and cause recurrence of the disease. In addition, the treatment of cervical erosion must be carried out strictly according to the treatment process, and one should not rush for quick results by automatically eliminating symptoms.

4. Excessive sexual intercourse between husband and wife

During the treatment period of cervical erosion, because the wound of cervical erosion has not been completely repaired, the patient's regular sexual life is likely to aggravate the wound damage, affect the treatment effect and even cause treatment failure. Even after treatment, patients should pay attention to the frequency of sexual intercourse, otherwise it is easy to cause recurrence of the disease.

Damage caused by third degree cervical erosion

1. Damage to the urogenital system: Long-term irritation of cervical inflammation may cause other gynecological inflammations, such as: the pathogens of cervical erosion can ascend and cause endocervicitis; they can spread through the paracervical cruciate ligament and lymphatic vessels to cause chronic pelvic inflammatory disease; when the inflammation spreads to the bladder triangle, it can cause irritating symptoms such as urinary pain, frequent urination, urgency or difficulty urinating.

2. Damage to the urinary system: The quality and amount of cervical mucus are directly related to whether sperm can pass through the cervix into the uterine cavity. Under normal circumstances, during ovulation, under the action of estrogen, the cervical mucus has a higher water secretion volume and a thinner quality, which is conducive to the passage of sperm. When cervical erosion occurs, especially mild to moderate cervical erosion, cervical secretions will increase significantly, the quality is thick, and contain a large number of white blood cells, which will have a negative impact on the motility of sperm, and at the same time hinder the sperm from entering the uterine cavity, thereby affecting pregnancy.

3. Cause infertility: Because cervical erosion is in a more serious stage, the secretions of the cervix have increased significantly, with a large number of white blood cells, and the secretions are thick, which is not conducive to the activity of sperm, thus affecting pregnancy and causing female infertility.

4. External spread of pathogens: The pathogens of this type of disease may also spread along the parauterine cruciate ligaments and lymphatic vessels, causing chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. If it spreads to the genitourinary system, it may also cause urinary irritation syndrome.

5. Deep-seated disease: Because the inflammation cannot be safely and effectively treated for a long time, and the irritation of drug side effects, it can cause deeper symptoms such as polyps, lacerations, ectropion and cysts, causing severe pain to women. Sometimes they are forced to resort to painful physical and surgical treatments, and the surgery will have a certain impact on the quality of life in the future.

6. Cause other cervical diseases: If the inflammation is not treated in time, it will accumulate, and long-term stimulation of these inflammations will cause cervical polyps, cervical cysts and other cervical diseases. This is also one of the more serious complications of cervical erosion.

7. Cervical cancer: Patients with cervical erosion have a higher incidence of cervical cancer, which is generally 10 times that of women without cervical erosion. This is because under the stimulation of long-term inflammation, the columnar epithelial cells formed by the proliferation of the endocervical canal can produce atypical hyperplasia. If not treated promptly and effectively, some of them will eventually develop into cancer. The main reason for the repeated irritation of inflammation is the repeated attacks caused by the use of these ineffective treatment drugs. Repeated administration of sterilizing agents can cause the vagina to lose its normal microbial diversity and the function of immune system to identify and control various pathogens and viruses. It causes more serious changes in the body's tissues.

8. Other gynecological inflammations: If the patient is not treated in time or the treatment is inappropriate, other inflammations may occur, such as endocervicitis, adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and genitourinary system diseases.