What is the key to preventing cervicitis? Is unclean sexual life the cause of cervicitis?

Acute cervicitis is less common than chronic cervicitis and often occurs in puerperal infection or infected abortion. Vaginal Trichomonas, fungal and gonorrhea infections are often accompanied by acute cervicitis. The most common cause of acute cervicitis is gonococci, which involve the cervical mucosal glands and spread along the mucosal surface to cause superficial infection; other pathogens such as streptococci, staphylococci, enterococci, etc. can directly cause acute cervicitis or be secondary to endometrial infection. Unlike gonococci, streptococci and staphylococci invade deeper into the cervix. Streptococci invading the lymphatic channels of the cervix can cause pelvic cellulitis, which is more common in infected abortion or puerperal infection.

The main preventive measures for cervicitis are:

1. Pay attention to the hygiene of menstruation and sexual life

Usually, you should control your sexual life and not have it too often. Young women should have sex twice a week. Do not have sex during menstruation. It is not advisable to share a room too early after abortion, childbirth, or uterine surgery. Generally, you can share a room one month after uterine surgery, and three months after childbirth. Before and after each sharing of a room, both men and women should develop the habit of cleaning their external genitalia and give up rough sexual behavior.

Actively prevent and control various infections of cervicitis, and give targeted anti-trichomoniasis, antifungal and antiviral drugs to various bacteria, viruses, trichomonas, fungi and sexually transmitted infections to prevent the development of early cervical cancer lesions.

2. Avoid sexual disorder

Many countries report that early sexual life and sexual dysfunction are direct high-risk factors for cervical cancer. Early sexual life refers to sexual behavior before the age of 18, which is 13.3% higher than the prevalence of sexual behavior over the age of 25. Sexual dysfunction refers to people with multiple sexual partners. According to surveys, women who have been married more than twice or have had sexual relations with multiple men are more likely to have a higher chance. A large number of studies have shown that sexually transmitted diseases (ie, STDs) are closely related to cervicitis, especially cervical cancer. Multiple sexually reciprocating couples are significantly related to early cervical carcinoma and cervical cancer. Spring papilloma is the main risk factor for cervical cancer.

3. Pay attention to nutrition, reasonable combination and no partiality

Tea, as a beverage in daily life, can not only prevent and improve gynecological inflammation. For example, Cistanche deserticola, Epimedium, and Lithospermum officinale have the effects of anti-inflammatory and sterilization, clearing dampness and heat, deodorizing and relieving itching, and replenishing qi and blood.

4. Late marriage and late childbearing

Cervicitis and cervical cancer mainly occur in married women and rarely in unmarried women, which shows that it is closely related to sexual life. According to the census, the incidence of cervical cancer in those married at the age of <20 is 158.78/100,000; for those married at the age of >26, it is 22.45/100,000, a difference of 7 times. The age of first sexual intercourse is more important than the age of first marriage. The incidence of cervical cancer in those who have first sexual intercourse under the age of 18 is 4 times that of those over the age of 18. Delaying the age of sexual intercourse can reduce the relative risk.

5. Family planning

The incidence of cervical cancer is high in many women. Due to multiple abortions or pregnancy and childbirth, the cervix is ​​stimulated or damaged, resulting in abnormal proliferation of the cervical epithelium, which can develop into cancer. Unmarried women who do not pay attention to contraception after marriage may increase the chance of cervicitis. Therefore, it is necessary to take contraceptive measures seriously to avoid damage to the cervix caused by multiple childbirths or abortions.

6. Strengthen physical fitness and improve personal ability to resist disease.

Do not take some diet pills casually. Some women may lose weight after taking diet pills, but their resistance will decrease, and they may experience amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, or recurrence of original chronic diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease and cervicitis.

7. Gynecological examination

Cancer prevention screening is the main measure for preventing cervical cancer, which is recognized both at home and abroad. Through screening, early detection, diagnosis and treatment can be achieved, thus reducing the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer.

Patients with cervicitis should strengthen regular follow-up, conduct routine cervical smear cytology examinations, remove cervical polyps as soon as possible, treat moderate to severe cervical erosion as soon as possible, and prevent the development of cervical cancer. Once bleeding after sexual intercourse is found, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible, especially for postmenopausal women. Don't be ashamed to talk about bleeding after sexual intercourse, and don't go to the doctor because of delaying the condition.