Is there a difference between cervical erosion and pelvic inflammatory disease?

Is there a difference between cervical erosion and pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease often occurs in women between the ages of 15 and 25, which may be related to frequent sexual activity or poor cervical defense function, especially in young women with sexual intercourse or multiple sexual partners, the probability of occurrence is significantly higher. Mild patients have no obvious symptoms, while severe patients have fever, flushed face, lower abdominal tenderness, and even abdominal distension and increased heart rate.

Is there a difference between cervical erosion and pelvic inflammatory disease?

First of all, it should be made clear that cervical erosion and pelvic inflammatory disease are completely different concepts. Cervical erosion belongs to cervical columnar epithelium ectopia, which is mainly due to the influence of hormone levels, causing the cervical columnar epithelium to shift to the outside of the cervix. It is usually asymptomatic and is generally discovered during gynecological examinations.

However, due to cervical erosion, cervical screening, including HPV and TCT examinations, must be performed in a timely manner. This is because the cervix may have some lesions, and the main symptom is cervical erosion, without other specific changes, such as bleeding during sexual intercourse.

Can pelvic inflammatory disease cause persistent lower abdominal pain?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is divided into acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. If it is in the acute stage, the patient's symptoms are severe or persistent abdominal pain, which is often difficult to relieve. Antibiotics need to be taken in time for treatment, and surgery may be required if necessary.

If it is chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, lower abdominal pain will also occur at this stage, but it is not continuous, nor does it occur every day, and it may recur in the future. Abdominal pain may occur after fatigue or long-term standing, or before and after menstruation, and the resistance is relatively poor. Generally speaking, pelvic inflammatory disease can cause lower abdominal pain, but in the acute stage, there will be continuous pain, and in the chronic stage, there will be recurrent attacks, which need to be carefully distinguished.