TCM's understanding of cervical precancerous lesions

Cervical precancerous lesions refer to lesions that occur before cancer occurs and thus cause cancer. Cervical precancerous lesions are atypical cervical hyperplasia. Let's learn about the relevant knowledge of cervical precancerous lesions.

The occurrence and development of cervical cancer has a gradual evolution process, which can take from several years to decades. It is generally believed that this evolution process goes through the following stages: hyperplasia, atypical hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, early infiltration, and invasive cancer.

Etiology and pathogenesis

HPV virus causes CIN (precancerous lesions) and even cervical cancer. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the main causes are unclean sexual intercourse, early marriage and early childbearing, frequent pregnancy and childbirth (artificial abortion, medical abortion, induced labor, etc.), cervical lacerations, stimulation of smegma, menstrual disorders, mental factors, etc., which lead to insufficient positive energy, decreased immune function, and the invasion of damp-heat, lewd toxins and foul evils into the uterine follicles. "Where evil gathers, its energy must be weak." On the one hand, it is due to the long-term stimulation of damp-heat evil toxins on the cervix, and on the other hand, it is because of the relationship of "its energy must be weak." If the body has sufficient positive energy, the organs are healthy, the qi and blood flow smoothly, and the tendons, veins and pores are tight, then even if infected with evil toxins, it is not easy to develop into a disease. "Lingshu? Meridians" says "weakness will cause warts." When the positive energy is weak, it cannot drive the evil out, and the evil energy will be entangled in the uterine follicles and develop into a growth. When the positive energy is weak, the evil will linger, so it is difficult to heal and recurs repeatedly. According to long-term clinical observation, physical weakness is related to the functions of the liver, spleen, and kidney. Liver depression and spleen deficiency, liver and spleen disorders, not only lead to disharmony of qi and blood, but also easily breed internal dampness and heat. Dampness and heat flow downward, the Ren belt loses its firmness, and flows into the uterine gate. Liver and spleen disorders are often mutually causal with kidney yin and yang deficiency, so kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency occupy an important position in the damp-heat pathology of the lower jiao. The so-called "kidney governs the two yin" also includes the vagina and cervix. The damp-heat evil toxins have been harming the local cervix for a long time and infiltrated wantonly, which actually means the decline of kidney yin and yang, so the disease is formed and tends to be malignant.

Treatment based on differentiation

HPV infection should be treated with the principle of treating both the symptoms and the root causes, attacking and supplementing at the same time, and combining systemic treatment with local treatment. Since HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer, the syndrome differentiation is based on damp-heat and blood stasis as the main syndrome, and then spleen deficiency, liver depression, kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency and other secondary syndromes are used for syndrome differentiation and treatment. Systemic treatment is mainly based on oral decoctions to improve the body's imbalance, improve immune function, and strengthen the body and eliminate evil. The specific treatment methods include clearing heat and nourishing yin, detoxifying and removing blood stasis, and strengthening the spleen and kidney. Local treatment is the main feature of traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Most doctors have auxiliary vaginal suppositories when taking several doses of traditional Chinese medicine, including vulvar fumigation, vaginal infusion and washing, vaginal medicine insertion, etc. The composition of the medicine is mainly based on the effects of clearing heat and detoxification and anti-cancer activity.

Disease prevention

1. Strengthen health education, improve prevention awareness, avoid premature sexual life, and eliminate chaotic sexual life.

2. Have regular gynecological examinations. Married women are advised to have a cervical cytology examination at least once every two years. If any problems are found, further pathological examination should be performed.

3. For people with discovered cervical lesions and reproductive system infections, especially those infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), appropriate diagnosis and treatment measures should be taken actively to prevent the occurrence and development of cervical cancer.

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