What is cervicitis

Cervicitis is one of the common gynecological diseases, which is more common in women of childbearing age. It is caused by damage to the cervix and invasion of pathogens, including inflammation of the cervical vagina and inflammation of the cervical canal mucosa. Clinically, cervicitis is divided into acute and chronic types, with chronic inflammation being the most common.

Acute cervicitis is mainly manifested by redness and swelling of the cervix, edema of the endocervical mucosa, and is often accompanied by acute vaginitis or acute endometritis. Chronic cervicitis has a variety of manifestations, including erosive changes, cervical columnar epithelial ectopia, cervical hypertrophy, cervical polyps, cervical glandular cysts, and cervical eversion.

The causative factors of cervicitis are:

1. Pathogen infection: Some sexually transmitted diseases lead to cervical infection and inflammation, such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas, etc. The pathogens infected by some patients are not very clear.

2. Unhealthy sexual life: Unhealthy sexual life, such as starting sexual life too early, promiscuous, lack of restraint, and not using condoms during sexual intercourse, greatly increase the incidence of cervicitis.

3. Personal lifestyle factors: Failure to pay attention to the cleanliness of private parts resulting in vaginal flora disorder, allergies to certain substances in the douching agent, and irritation or damage to the cervix caused by the intrauterine contraceptive device may all cause cervicitis.

Cervicitis cannot heal itself. The general treatment is to take antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs while paying attention to private hygiene. If the patient still has problems such as cervical polyps, surgery should be performed in time. Cervicitis can be cured through timely treatment. If cervicitis caused by infection is not treated in time, the infection will spread, and in severe cases, it will cause infertility.

To prevent cervicitis, you should keep your private parts clean and dry, change your underwear frequently, strengthen your immunity, avoid unclean sexual behavior, etc. If you have any concerns or symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical attention and treatment in time.