Sexual Health
How to prevent the occurrence of cervicitis? 8 effective methods for preventing cervicitis
Cervicitis seriously affects the normal life and health of patients in our daily life. It is necessary to pay attention to its causes and take reasonable prevention measures through the details of daily life.
Causes of cervicitis
1. Foreign objects in the vagina: Placing gauze, cotton balls, or other foreign objects in the vagina for too long can easily lead to infection and acute cervicitis.
2. Physical and chemical stimulation: Washing the vagina with a high concentration of acidic or alkaline solution, or inserting corrosive drugs into the vagina, can damage the vaginal and cervical tissues, and may cause cervicitis and vaginitis.
3. Vaginitis: Acute trichomonas vaginitis, fungal vaginitis, and bacterial vaginitis can also cause acute cervicitis at the same time; Acute gonococcal cervicitis often occurs when infected with gonococcal bacteria.
4. Mechanical stimulation or injury: Cervical laceration and secondary infection caused by childbirth or miscarriage are common causes of acute cervicitis; Frequent sexual activity can also increase the chances of cervical infections.
5. Abortion: Both natural and induced abortions can cause great harm to the body of female friends, especially curettage after incomplete abortion, which can cause serious damage to the cervix of female friends and lead to infection with cervicitis.
6. Pathogen infection: E. coli, streptococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus and other pathogens cause suppurative inflammation and cervicitis.
Preventive measures for cervicitis
1. Maintain personal hygiene. Women should pay attention to hygiene and keep their external genitalia clean to prevent the invasion of bacteria.
2. Regularly undergo gynecological examinations to detect gynecological inflammation in a timely manner and seek early detection and treatment.
3. Pay attention to hygiene during physiological days, miscarriage days, and postpartum periods. Sexual intercourse and potted plants are strictly prohibited during physiological days and postpartum periods to avoid false entry of pathogenic bacteria. Individuals with irregular menstruation should be actively treated.
4. Pay attention to sexual hygiene and avoid unclean and daily sexual activities. Pay attention to cleanliness after roommates.
5. If you do not plan to conceive, effective contraceptive measures should be taken to avoid multiple induced abortions.
6. Timely treatment should be given for menstrual abnormalities. Those with short or prolonged periods should be actively treated, which is also a key point for preventing cervicitis.
7. To prevent equipment damage and prevent cervicitis, attention should be paid to preventing equipment damage to the cervix.
8. Pay attention to postpartum care. If cervical laceration is found after delivery, it should be sutured in time to effectively prevent cervicitis.