Will female cervical erosion get better without treatment? Is female cervical erosion related to cervical cancer?

When hearing about "cervical erosion", many people have "obsessive-compulsive disorder", thinking that only a smooth cervix is ​​healthy and must be treated. But in fact, "cervical erosion" is just a physiological phenomenon. "Cervical erosion" does not necessarily mean there is a disease, and a smooth cervix is ​​not necessarily healthy. When it comes to the treatment of "cervical erosion", many people over-treat it. In fact, only when "cervical erosion" has symptoms, such as abdominal pain, increased leucorrhea, and odor, does it need treatment.

"Cervical erosion" is not a sign of disease. Gynecologists say that the cervical epithelium is composed of squamous epithelium from the vagina and columnar epithelium from the cervical canal. When covered by squamous epithelium, the cervix appears smooth. When covered by columnar epithelium, it appears granular pink, which looks a bit like erosion, so it is called cervical erosion. It is a normal physiological phenomenon. The higher the estrogen level, the more severe the "erosion". In other words, the younger the woman, the more severe the erosion. However, this erosion has nothing to do with cervical cancer.

Some people seek treatment for fear that "cervical erosion" may turn into cancer. In fact, treatment is only needed when abdominal pain, increased leucorrhea, yellow odor or purulent discharge occur, that is, when you have cervicitis.

“Cervical erosion” has nothing to do with cervical cancer

After a large number of clinical experiments, many health care institutions of the American Colposcopy Society have concluded that cervical erosion has nothing to do with cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is directly related to high-risk HPV, and high-risk HPV causes cervical cancer through the cervical neoplasia (CIN) stage, which may take several years or even more than ten years, and only a very small number of high-risk HPV persistent infections will develop into cervical cancer. The occurrence of cervical cancer is related to premature sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, smoking, the use of contraceptives, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Overtreatment may affect fertility

Many young women undergo various treatments due to lack of correct understanding of "cervical erosion", which not only costs them an economic price, but inappropriate treatment may also damage the cervix and affect future fertility.

Warm reminder: Do not treat the cervix at will before the age of 30. After being diagnosed with cervical erosion, the first thing to do is to go to a regular hospital to see an expert for diagnosis. If you are worried, you can do cervical cancer screening. In addition, since cervical cancer may also have cervical erosion-like symptoms, it is recommended that women who have sex should do cervical cancer screening regularly.