Nine out of ten women have cervical erosion. What should they pay attention to in order to prevent cervical cancer?

A survey found that about 75% of women suffer from gynecological diseases, among which married women with children have the highest chance of suffering from gynecological diseases such as vaginitis and cervicitis. Netizen Xiaolin is a person who is deeply troubled by cervical diseases. Xiaolin said that since the birth of her child, her leucorrhea has been bad, and there is intermittent bleeding during sexual intercourse, which puts a lot of psychological pressure on the couple. She has seen many doctors and taken many Chinese medicines and anti-inflammatory drugs, but the disease is getting better and worse, which makes her bear a heavy burden both financially and psychologically. How can women prevent the occurrence of cervical diseases? To this end, we invited gynecological experts to give you a detailed answer.

Protecting the cervix is ​​the first step to prevent disease

The cervix is ​​the gate of the female internal reproductive organs, opening into the vagina. The cause of cervicitis is very complicated, and it is related to factors such as miscarriage, childbirth, surgery, unclean sexual life, personal hygiene, and endocrine changes. Bad sexual habits of couples are one of the important reasons for the high incidence of cervicitis and cervical erosion in women. The disease is also related to viral infection and multiple sexual partners. In addition, some premarital sexual behaviors leading to repeated artificial abortions, diagnostic curettage, cervical dilation and other gynecological surgeries may cause cervical injury or inflammation, and finally cause cervical erosion.

Experts explain that the cervix is ​​a line of defense for pathogens to enter the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. It is no exaggeration to call it the "gynecological gatekeeper". Because of this, it is easily invaded by various pathogens. Once it is sick, it may lead to serious consequences, and it may also be transmitted to others in some way. The symptoms of cervicitis are mainly increased or purulent vaginal discharge. Many women have lumbar pain, lower abdominal swelling, bloody vaginal discharge or sexual bleeding.

Many women unilaterally believe that cervicitis is a bacterial infection and desperately use anti-inflammatory drugs, but they don't know that cervicitis can be caused by viruses, chlamydia, mycoplasma, etc., and the choice of treatment drugs must also vary according to the disease. Experts emphasize that if there is inflammation, you need to go to a regular hospital for a leucorrhea examination, and you must follow the doctor's advice for treatment. For sexually transmitted diseases, both husband and wife need to take medicine at the same time, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted. Experts suggest that women should have regular gynecological examinations.

Human papillomavirus is the culprit of cervicitis

Once the cervix is ​​inflamed, it opens a window for viral infection. The relationship between human papillomavirus and cervical inflammation and tumors is becoming increasingly clear. Experts point out that hundreds of different types of human papillomavirus have been discovered, and different types of human papillomavirus can cause different clinical lesions. Data show that the infection rate of human papillomavirus is closely related to age, with the peak age being 15 to 25 years old. The infection rate of women over 30 years old decreases. About 3% of the infected will develop cervical cancer in their lifetime, with an average incubation period of more than 20 years. Professor Li also pointed out that cervical human papillomavirus infection can be transmitted through sexual contact, and the presence of the virus on the male reproductive organ can increase the risk of female cervical infection by 9 times. Among women with only one sexual partner, 17% to 21% were detected with the virus on the cervix or vulva, while the infection rate of women with more than 5 sexual partners was as high as 69% to 83%. These data tell us that women must take care of themselves.