Cervical erosion is a common gynecological disease. Patients with cervical erosion need to undergo four types of examinations

Cervical erosion is a common gynecological disease, which seriously affects patients' lives. Special attention is paid to physical hazards, and if abnormalities occur, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination.

What is cervical erosion

The cervix is divided into an inner opening and an outer opening. The inner oral epithelium is a slender red columnar cell that secretes mucus, while the outer oral epithelium is covered by pink squamous epithelium and cushions the vagina. The delicate columnar epithelium is easily infected, and when long-term chronic inflammation occurs, the squamous epithelium at the outer opening of the cervix is covered by the columnar epithelium. The columnar epithelium is very thin, with visible capillaries and red stroma below, presenting a red area with a clear boundary with the surrounding squamous epithelium, known as cervical erosion.

Symptoms of cervical erosion

1. Increased vaginal discharge: Increased vaginal discharge is the main symptom of cervical erosion, usually presenting as milky white or light yellow purulent discharge, bloody or mixed with bloodline.

2. Vulval itching: Vulvovaginal itching and pain secondary to vulvitis and vaginitis due to increased stimulation of the vaginal discharge.

3. Pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region: When inflammation is severe, it can spread along the uterosacral ligament and the main ligament, leading to pelvic connective tissue inflammation, causing pain in the lower abdomen or lumbosacral region, accompanied by a feeling of falling.

4. Urinary frequency or difficulty urinating: When inflammation affects the trigone or surrounding the bladder, urinary frequency or difficulty urinating can occur.

5. Infertility: Thick vaginal discharge is not conducive to sperm penetration, so severe cervicitis can cause infertility.

6. Irregular menstruation: Irregular menstruation is a precursor to cervical erosion. Generally, women have experience of physiological pain, and special attention should be paid at this time to prevent long-term cervical erosion in the afternoon.

7. Sexual pain: The obvious discomfort is mainly discomfort behind the room, with local stimulation. The hidden pain is not in the early stages, but rather in the nearby tissues such as the pelvis that have been eroded by metastasis. After cervical erosion develops to a certain extent, sexual activity begins to experience pain. The skin of the cervical canal is invaded by inflammation, causing the epidermis to peel off and become sensitive. During sexual activity, there is obvious pain in the lower abdomen (cervix), and there is no pleasure in sexual activity.

Examination of cervical erosion

1. Routine gynecological examination: The focus of gynecological examination is to check the size, appearance, texture, thickness of the cervical canal, and whether there is contact bleeding. Next, the condition of the external genitalia, vagina, uterus, and surrounding tissues (such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic lymph nodes, etc.) is checked.