Post Date June, 27 2023
Many women's physical diseases can be seen from their vaginal discharge, and the normal vaginal discharge is transparent without obvious odors. When leukorrhea increases, with purulent, peculiar smell and other abnormal phenomena, it is generally related to gynecological diseases, and Cervicitis is one of them.
Symptoms of Cervicitis
1. Acute Cervicitis: acute Cervicitis refers to the acute infection of the cervical mucosa and submucosal tissue from the outer mouth of the cervix to the inner mouth of the cervix, mostly caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or staphylococcus, streptococcus, Escherichia coli, anaerobic bacteria and other pathogenic bacteria.
The main symptoms of acute Cervicitis are increased leucorrhea, purulent, and foul smell; Lower abdominal distension and discomfort, low back pain, accompanied by frequent urination, urgency, and pain during sexual intercourse. If it is Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, the symptoms are obvious, leucorrhea is yellow purulent, accompanied by acute Urethritis, Vaginitis, Endometritis, accompanied by varying degrees of fever and leukocytosis.
2. Chronic Cervicitis: chronic Cervicitis includes cervical erosion (also divided into mild, moderate and severe), cervical hypertrophy, Cervical polyp, and cervicitis, which are usually differentiated by pathological process, and can be diagnosed in combination with clinical manifestations and pathological types. Cervical cytology examination shall be performed before treatment to exclude the possibility of cervical cancer, and Colposcopy and pathological examination of cervical living tissue shall be performed if necessary.
Chronic Cervicitis is caused by chronic stimulation, childbirth, abortion and surgical injuries. Chronic Cervicitis is a chronic pathological process with multiple causes. Long term stimulation and operative injury are the main inducements of chronic Cervicitis. Delivery, miscarriage, surgical injuries, and unclean sexual activity can cause small tears in the cervix, which can become a gateway for pathogen invasion.
How to prevent Cervicitis
1. Pay attention to personal hygiene.
Women should pay special attention to personal hygiene, especially the hygiene of the lower genitals, on weekdays. Wash the external genitalia and underwear with clean water every day. During menstruation, choose items that are clean, hygienic, and not contaminated.
2. Pay attention to sexual hygiene.
Both men and women should develop the habit of cleaning the external genitalia before and after sexual intercourse. If a man has a source of infection when having a roommate, it will also cause female Cervicitis. This is because sexual life will bring Neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis and other microorganisms into the vagina for infection. In addition, semen attached to the vagina can increase the alkalinity of the vagina, thus making the environment in the vagina alkaline, increasing the number of pathogenic bacteria, and prone to Cervicitis.
