Is prolonged menstruation a sign of cervical cancer? What are the common manifestations of cervical cancer?

The most obvious symptom of cervical cancer is an increase in blood secretions, such as leucorrhea, sexual bleeding, etc. Generally speaking, this bleeding will be mistaken for menstrual uncleanness, which requires female friends to pay attention to the time and check in time. It should be reminded that dysmenorrhea has no direct relationship with uterine cancer.

What are the symptoms of cervical cancer?

Symptoms of cervical cancer are: Carcinoma in situ and early invasive cancer usually have no symptoms and are usually found during census. Symptoms of cervical cancer are vaginal bleeding, increased vaginal discharge and pain. The form and degree of its manifestation are related to the early or late onset of cervical cancer and the pathological type.

1. Increased vaginal discharge Most patients with cervical cancer symptoms have increased vaginal discharge to varying degrees. In the early stages, the presence of cancer stimulates the cervical glands to secrete hyperfunction, producing mucous leucorrhea. As cancer progresses, cancerous tissue necroses, falls off, and becomes infected, and the leucorrhea becomes turbid, like rice washing water or pus-like with blood, and has a special stench.

2. Irregular vaginal bleeding manifests itself in the early stages as a small amount of bloody leucorrhea and contact vaginal bleeding. Patients often experience a small amount of vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse or defecation. People with vaginal bleeding after menopause should pay attention to finding the cause. Vaginal bleeding from cervical cancer is often very irregular, usually less at first and more later, sometimes more and sometimes less. Cauliflower bleeding occurs early and in large amounts. After advanced cancer erodes large blood vessels, it can cause a large amount of fatal vaginal bleeding. Due to long-term and repeated bleeding, patients often develop secondary anemia.

3. Pain is a symptom of advanced cervical cancer. The main cause of pain is that the pelvic nerves are infiltrated or compressed by cancer. If the obturator nerve, sacral nerve, large blood vessels or pelvic wall are affected, it will cause severe pain, sometimes radiating to the lower extremities. Other causes of pain are: lower abdominal pain occurs when the cervical canal is blocked by cancer, the drainage of intrauterine secretions is poor, or pus is formed in the uterine cavity; cancer invades the parauterine tissue. When the ureter is compressed or infiltrated, it can cause hydroureteral or renal pelvis ureteral accumulation, causing swelling or spasmodic lower abdominal pain on one or both sides; when cancer compresses the iliac lymph and iliac blood vessels to block reflux, the lower extremities may swell and ache.

4. Other symptoms When advanced cervical cancer invades the bladder, it can cause frequent urination, painful urination or hematuria, and even vesico-vaginal fistula. If the ureters on both sides are compressed and blocked, it can cause urinary retention and uremia, which is one of the main causes of death. When the cancer spreads backward and compresses or invades the rectum, it often causes urgency, blood in the stool or difficulty in defecation, and even forms a recto-vaginal fistula.

Can cervical cancer be prevented?

With the continuous improvement of medical care conditions and the widespread development of women's census, the incidence of cervical cancer has dropped significantly, especially in the late stage. The results of epidemiological studies on cervical cancer show that marital factors, cervical erosion, smegma, sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases and viral infections are risk factors for cervical cancer. For these risk factors, preventive measures can be taken:

1. Perform gynecological examinations and TCT examinations regularly. If abnormalities are found in cervical TCT, further treatment should be performed.

2. Pay attention to health care during menstruation and pregnancy and postpartum period, develop good hygiene habits, and reduce or prevent the occurrence of cervicitis.

3. Actively treat chronic cervicitis, especially long-term leucorrhea or abnormal vaginal bleeding. Go to the hospital for examination immediately and take effective treatment measures

4. Use new methods to avoid cervical laceration during delivery or abortion. Once a laceration occurs, it should be sutured surgically.

5. For those who need to remove both ovaries due to certain gynecological diseases, the uterus should be removed at the same time. It is generally not advisable to perform a subtotal hysterectomy to avoid residual cervical cancer.

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