What is the best treatment for chronic cervicitis?

There are many types of gynecological diseases, which often make women in life unprepared. The most common ones are vaginitis, adnexitis and cervicitis. Among them, chronic cervicitis has a certain relationship with cervical cancer. Therefore, we must pay enough attention to cervicitis, a common gynecological disease. So, what is the best treatment for chronic cervicitis? Let's find out together.

Chronic cervicitis can be caused by the continuation of acute cervicitis, or by persistent infection with pathogens similar to those of acute cervicitis. Unclean sexual life, decreased estrogen levels, and long-term stimulation by foreign bodies in the vagina can all cause chronic cervicitis. Secondary infection after abortion, childbirth, or vaginal surgery that injures the cervix may also not cause acute symptoms, but directly lead to chronic cervicitis.

1. Local treatment: Chronic cervicitis is mainly treated locally, and different treatments are used for different lesions.

(1) Chronic cervical mucositis: For persistent cervical mucosal inflammation, it is necessary to understand whether there is reinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, whether the sexual partner has been treated, and whether the vaginal microbiome imbalance persists. Treatment should be given according to the cause. For those whose pathogens are unclear and there is no effective treatment, physical therapy can be tried. This includes electric ironing, laser, freezing, microwave infrared, etc. Chinese medicine can also be used for treatment or as an auxiliary treatment before and after physical therapy. However, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer must be screened out before treatment. For those with severe erosion or long-term treatment, cervical conization can be considered.

(2) Cervical polyps: Polypectomy is performed, and the removed polyps are sent for pathological histological examination. Cervical hypertrophy caused by chronic cervicitis generally does not require treatment.

2. Cryotherapy: It is an ultra-low temperature treatment, and the cooling source is liquid nitrogen. For the treatment of chronic cervicitis, the appropriate probe can be selected according to the erosion situation. To improve the treatment effect, the freeze-thaw-freeze method can be used, that is, freeze for 1 minute, rewarm for 3 minutes, and freeze again for 1 minute.

The above is an introduction to the treatment methods of chronic cervicitis. Patients with this disease must follow the doctor's advice for active treatment, and prevent other gynecological inflammations, maintain good personal hygiene, strengthen physical exercise, and avoid long-term heavy labor. As long as prevention is done well, the chance of illness will be reduced, and we can avoid the occurrence of this disease.