Are cervicitis and cervical erosion the same thing? Does mild cervicitis need treatment?

Cervicitis has many hazards, such as cervical erosion, cervical polyps, and cervical eversion, and even symptoms of acute vaginitis or endometritis. If it continues for a long time without serious treatment, it may cause endocrine disorders and menstrual disorders. Some people find that the symptoms of cervicitis and cervical erosion are very similar, and often mistakenly think that they are the same disease. Without symptomatic treatment, the condition is often delayed. For this reason, experts interviewed Fu Xiafei, chief physician of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, online to help everyone answer questions such as whether cervicitis and cervical erosion are the same thing, and whether mild cervicitis needs treatment.

What are the dangers of cervicitis?

The hazards of cervicitis are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1. Symptoms such as increased leucorrhea, vulvar itching, bleeding during intercourse or irregular vaginal bleeding occur;

2. Pathogen infection in the cervix causes vaginal flora imbalance and leukocytosis, which in turn affects sperm activity and leads to female infertility;

3. The incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia increases, and the possibility of cancer increases;

4. It is easy to cause various complications such as inflammation of the endometrium.

Are cervicitis and cervical erosion the same thing?

Cervicitis and cervical erosion belong to two different categories and cannot be generalized. Cervicitis refers to an inflammatory reaction caused by pathogen infection in the cervix of the patient. The patient exhibits symptoms such as abnormal vaginal discharge, vulvar itching, and contact bleeding. Cervical erosion refers to a pathological or physiological change in the cervix of the patient, namely, columnar epithelial ectopia. When the patient has such symptoms, HPV human papillomavirus testing is required to determine whether there is a lesion.

Does mild cervicitis require treatment?

Cervicitis is usually divided into acute and chronic cervicitis. Acute cervicitis patients need regular treatment, that is, first determine what kind of pathogen is infecting, and then carry out targeted treatment. Chronic cervicitis patients, in most cases, will not show corresponding symptoms. For this type of chronic cervicitis without symptoms and no pathogen can be found, no treatment is required, and attention should be paid to the hygiene of the vulva in daily life. When symptoms appear, immediate examination and treatment are required.

The above is Dr. Fu Xiafei’s analysis of the treatment methods and various dangers of mild cervicitis. It is hoped that more people can understand the types of symptoms, the severity of different symptoms, the dangers, etc., so that they can identify them as soon as possible when similar symptoms occur.