Post Date June, 18 2023
Cervical erosion is a common gynecological disease, which not only seriously affects women's normal life and work, but also affects the health of patients. It is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of this gynecological disease.
What is cervical erosion
Simply put, cervical erosion is caused by bacterial invasion of the cervix, causing the surface squamous epithelium to slowly peel off. At this point, columnar epithelial hyperplasia within the cervical canal has the opportunity to surround it, with a red or granular appearance of the cervix, forming cervical erosion. According to the size of the erosion area, doctors can classify it into mild, moderate, and severe. Generally, erosion areas below 30% are considered mild, areas between 30% -60% are considered moderate, and areas above 60% are considered severe.
Symptoms of cervical erosion
1. Military bleeding: This is also a common early symptom of cervical spondylosis, with approximately 70-80% of patients with cervical cancer experiencing vaginal bleeding. After love or gynecological examination, when defecating forcefully, vaginal secretions often mix with blood.
2. Discomfort: Mainly a symptom of discomfort that occurs after cohabitation, such as dull pain.
3. Increased vaginal discharge: The main reason for increased vaginal discharge is that the cervical glands may not be stimulated, and in the early stage, the watery discharge with sparse flag lights may have unpleasant odors, or there may be an increase in serous vaginal discharge, which is often overlooked.
4. Irregular vaginal bleeding: Elderly women with amenorrhea for many years suddenly have no reason to have a tidal wave. Low menstrual flow accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal pain and low back pain is easily overlooked. In fact, this irregular vaginal bleeding is often a sign of early symptoms of cervical erosion.
5. Abdominal pain: After many years of amenorrhea, elderly women suddenly have no reason to have an orgasm. Low menstrual flow accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal pain and low back pain is easily overlooked. In fact, this type of irregular vaginal bleeding is often an early sign of cervical cancer. The most typical symptoms of cervical erosion are bloating and pain in the lower abdomen. When there is intermittent dull pain in the lower abdomen, irregular vaginal bleeding occurs; Causing misdiagnosis of symptoms.
6. Menstruation failure: Among women with cervical erosion, delayed menstruation, irregular menstruation, or pregnancy are easily considered cervical erosion. Cervical erosion generally does not affect the menstrual cycle, as menstruation is controlled by ovarian estrogen. However, cervical erosion can easily cause a series of pelvic inflammatory diseases, such as delayed or delayed menstruation. Contact bleeding is the most prominent symptom of cervical cancer, with approximately 70% to 80% of patients experiencing vaginal bleeding. After sexual intercourse or during gynecological examination or bowel movements, vaginal secretions are mostly mixed with blood.
The hazards of cervical erosion
1. Causing infertility: When cervical erosion occurs, especially moderate and severe cervical erosion, cervical secretions will significantly increase, with a sticky texture and a large number of white blood cells. The toxic effect of inflammatory secretions on sperm leads to excessive energy consumption of sperm and shortened service life. Moreover, a large number of sperm are engulfed by inflammatory cells and destroyed by bacteria and their toxins. Among them, E. coli has a strong cohesive effect on sperm, making sperm inactive and affecting pregnancy.
2. Complications: When suffering from cervical erosion, it can cause inflammation in other organs. For example, the pathogen of cervical erosion can ascend and cause endometritis; Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can be caused by the spread of parametrial ligaments and lymphatic vessels; When the inflammation spreads to the trigone area of the bladder, it can cause diseases of the urinary system and irritation symptoms such as pain in urination, frequency of urination or difficulty in urination.
3. Long term stimulation of chronic inflammation can cause deeper diseases such as polyps, lacerations, ectropions, and cysts.
4. Causing cancer transformation: Women with cervical erosion have a nearly 10 times higher incidence of cervical cancer compared to the general population. Under the stimulation of long-term chronic inflammation, atypical hyperplasia of the columnar epithelium in the cervical canal can occur. If not treated promptly and correctly, it will develop towards precancerous lesions of the cervix
5. Abortion: As the baby grows every day, the pregnancy hormones and estrogen in the pregnant woman's weight increase sharply, leading to further severe cases of vaginal bleeding, untreated infection of the reproductive organs with pathogens, rupture of the fetal membrane, leakage of amniotic fluid for fetal survival, and unfortunate miscarriage.
6. Impact on normal life: This disease is severe in women's normal life, such as abdominal distension, low back pain, sticky vaginal discharge, good taste, itching of the external genitalia, and painful urination, affecting normal learning, work, and life.
