Can I still have sex if I have cervical erosion?

Cervical erosion is a very common gynecological disease and is also one of the diseases known to many women. Cervical erosion can cause many symptoms, so can you still have sex after suffering from cervical erosion?

A netizen asked: I recently went to the hospital for treatment because of increased vaginal discharge and odor. The doctor diagnosed me with mild cervical erosion and required two weeks of medication. My husband usually has a strong sexual desire, and abstinence for two weeks will definitely make him miserable. If we use condoms for contraception and protection, can we still have sex?

Expert answer: Since you are currently in the onset period of the disease, it is recommended that you abstain from sex, because sexual intercourse at this time can easily aggravate the disease, making treatment more time-consuming and troublesome, and the prolonged course of the disease will increase the time required for abstinence. You might as well let your husband participate in more sports activities or have fun with friends to temporarily divert his attention, and at the same time cooperate with him in "self-touching" to meet normal physiological needs.

In fact, cervical erosion is the most common inflammation of the female reproductive organs, especially among married women, more than half of whom have suffered from cervical erosion to varying degrees. This is related to the special physiological structure of women.

Due to the barrier function of the hymen, unmarried women's vagina is generally not invaded by foreign objects, so they rarely suffer from cervical erosion. After marriage, because of sexual life, the vagina is in a relatively "open" state.

It should be pointed out that: Generally speaking, a normal and hygienic sex life will not bring any harm to women, because normal semen has certain bactericidal and disinfecting effects, and the female vagina also has a self-cleaning function. If the man carefully cleans his external genitalia before each sexual intercourse, the bacteria will not have the opportunity to invade the vagina. On the contrary, if you do not pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene during sexual intercourse, bacteria will have the opportunity to invade the vagina, which will increase the possibility of your wife suffering from genital inflammation.

More importantly, married women may suffer varying degrees of cervical lacerations during childbirth or miscarriage. Although sometimes the laceration is very small and does not cause any symptoms at the time, it opens the door for bacteria to invade and cause cervical inflammation in the future. Due to the stimulation of inflammation, local secretions increase, and long-term immersion of the cervix in inflammatory secretions will cause erosion. In addition, some surgeries after marriage or diagnosis and treatment of gynecological diseases, such as abortion, diagnostic curettage, cervical dilation, etc., may also cause cervical injury and inflammation.

Some women pay great attention to hygiene, but lack the necessary knowledge and often use high-concentration disinfectant to flush the vagina, which often has the opposite effect. Because doing so will not only affect the growth of normal vaginal flora and reduce its ability to inhibit pathogenic bacteria, but can also cause varying degrees of cervical epithelial damage and eventually erosion.

Currently, there are many methods for treating cervical erosion. For mild cases, vaginal suppositories can be used for treatment under the guidance of a gynecologist. Generally, a course of treatment is 7 days to two weeks, during which attention is required to pay attention to hygiene and abstinence. For moderate and severe patients, freezing, laser, electric ironing and other methods can generally be chosen for treatment, with very good results.