What should I do if I have cervical erosion? Does mild cervical erosion need treatment?

If you are still asking about cervical erosion, you are out of date. Nowadays, there is no such thing as cervical erosion, and cervical erosion is no longer considered a disease. Cervical erosion is a normal physiological phenomenon.

In the past, during physical examinations, there were always married female friends who were diagnosed with cervical erosion and were worried. Although the incidence of cervical erosion has been much lower in the past two years, some female friends who were previously diagnosed with cervical erosion are still on the road to treatment for cervical erosion. What should I do if I have cervical erosion? Does mild cervical erosion need treatment?

The term "cervical erosion" appears on the medical examination forms of more than half of married women with a history of sexual activity, causing great distress to women. However, the term "cervical erosion" is now outdated. Starting from the 7th edition of the textbook "Obstetrics and Gynecology", the name of cervical erosion has been changed to "cervical columnar epithelial ectopia". Moreover, cervical erosion is no longer a pathological phenomenon, but a physiological phenomenon.

Despite this, in recent years, we can still see questions about cervical erosion on the Internet, such as "What to do with cervical erosion?" and "Does mild cervical erosion need treatment?" The disease knowledge of cervical erosion has not yet been popularized to all ordinary people and doctors.

There are two types of epithelial cells in our cervix. The squamous epithelial cells are close to the vagina, and the columnar epithelial cells are close to the uterus. They can be clearly distinguished by the naked eye. The junction of the two epithelial cells is considered to be the site of cervical erosion, which is medically called the "squamocolumnar junction". It is a high-risk warning area for cervical cancer.

The squamous-columnar junction is related to estrogen. When the secretion of estrogen increases, the area of ​​"cervical erosion" increases; when the secretion decreases, "cervical erosion" may disappear. The so-called cervical erosion is actually the exposure of columnar epithelium under the action of estrogen. Cervical erosion has different degrees of light, moderate and severe.