Post Date September, 06 2023
The occurrence of uterine hypertrophy requires special attention to its harmfulness, understanding the pathogenic factors, and reasonable prevention in daily life.
Harm of uterine hypertrophy
1. Increased vaginal discharge: The typical symptom of patients with cervical hypertrophy is an increase in vaginal discharge. Acute cervicitis with purulent vaginal discharge is accompanied by pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region, as well as bladder irritation signs such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain. Chronic cervicitis with white discharge presents as milky white mucus or light yellow purulent.
2. Cervical congestion and swelling: Acute inflammation can cause congestion, swelling, or erosion of the cervix. Purulent secretions are discharged from the cervical canal, and there is pain when touching the cervix. Chronic cervicitis can be characterized by varying degrees of erosion, hypertrophy, polyps, glandular cysts, and eversion of the cervix, or purulent secretions at the cervical opening that come into contact with cervical hard tissue. If it is cervical erosion or polyp, there may be contact bleeding.
3. Sexual bleeding: When severe cervical erosion or cervical polyps occur, it can appear as bloody vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse. Mild cases have no systemic symptoms. When inflammation spreads along the uterosacral ligaments to the pelvis, pain in the lumbosacral region, swelling sensation in the lower abdomen, and dysmenorrhea worsen with each bowel movement and sexual activity.
4. Infertility: Thick purulent vaginal discharge is not conducive to sperm passage and can also cause infertility.
5. Affects normal life. For severe patients, cervical hypertrophy can lead to symptoms such as bloody vaginal discharge and sexual bleeding. These symptoms not only affect women's mental health, but also to some extent endanger their normal life. Therefore, it is recommended that women who suffer from cervical hypertrophy must immediately seek medical treatment.
6. Inducing cervical cancer: Some women tend to procrastinate after getting sick, and long-term untreated cervical hypertrophy can worsen the condition and trigger cervical cancer.
Causes of uterine hypertrophy
1. Cervical gland mucus retention: Cervical gland mucus retention is one of the reasons for female cervical hypertrophy. When the cervical gland mucus retention is severe, cysts of different sizes are formed, leading to cervical hypertrophy and infertility.
2. Long term stimulation of chronic inflammation: Long term stimulation of chronic inflammation can also cause cervical hypertrophy in women, including chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause cervical congestion, edema, and proliferation of cervical glands and stroma, leading to cervical hypertrophy and infertility in women.
