What causes cervical erosion in women? How should women check to find cervical erosion?

Many women have experienced cervical erosion, but the problem is that many women often do not pay attention to it, which eventually causes some serious harm. So what causes cervical erosion? How should women check and find it?

What causes cervical erosion?

Cervical erosion is actually a pathological manifestation of chronic cervicitis. Chronic cervicitis is a common disease among women of childbearing age. The cause of cervical erosion is mostly due to cervical laceration caused by childbirth, abortion or surgery, bacterial invasion and infection, or when suffering from vaginitis, the cervix is ​​immersed in irritating secretions for a long time, resulting in the shedding of the squamous epithelium on the surface and the invasion of pathogens.

What tests are needed for cervical erosion

Cervical erosion is a serious problem for many female friends. Like many gynecological diseases, the early symptoms of cervical erosion are not very obvious, so it is very common to miss the diagnosis. For the health of women, regular gynecological examinations are necessary. So, what kind of examinations are needed for cervical erosion?

1. Gynecological examination. Focus on checking the size, shape, texture, thickness of the cervix, and whether there is contact bleeding. Then check the condition of the vulva, vagina, uterus, and paracervical tissues (ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic lymph nodes, etc.).

2. Cervical smear cytology examination is a routine gynecological examination. It is simple, easy, cost-effective, and the most important auxiliary examination and the preferred initial screening method for cancer prevention surveys.

3. Colposcopy can quickly detect lesions that are invisible to the naked eye. Taking biopsies from suspicious areas during colposcopy can significantly improve the accuracy of biopsies.

4. The iodine test and naked eye observation method are very simple and cheap, and can detect at least 2/3 of the lesions. As a preliminary screening method for cervical cancer, 3%-5% acetic acid solution is applied to the cervix.

What are the treatments for mild cervical erosion?

Drug treatment: For patients with mild cervical erosion, local application of medication, vaginal drug irrigation, vaginal suppository and other drug treatment methods are adopted. Persistent use of these methods has significant therapeutic effects on mild cervical erosion and can completely cure mild cervical erosion.

Physical therapy: Physical therapy has the advantages of short treatment course and good efficacy. Traditional physical therapy may cause local cervical tissue contracture, scar formation, insensitivity during sexual intercourse, reduced cervical secretions, and even low libido or cause cervical gland occlusion, cervical mucus changes and infertility, or cause cervical dilation disorder during delivery and difficult delivery. These reasons are the key reasons why women are unwilling to choose physical therapy.