Patient's question:
Female, 32 years old, she has had vaginal bleeding for a while, accompanied by watery discharge that smells very bad. She also feels very weak and sometimes has severe dizziness. After examination, it was found that she has cervical erosion. Does cervical erosion of degree three require a LEEP procedure?Doctor's answer:
Cervical erosion is an outdated concept and was believed to be inflammation. Nowadays, this view has been abandoned in textbooks, replaced by cervical columnar epithelial regression, which is a normal physiological phenomenon caused by high estrogen levels. As age increases, the cervix gradually becomes smoother, so treatment is not necessary. If there is excessive vaginal discharge, it may indicate cervical inflammation and can be treated using methods such as laser, cryotherapy, rather than LEEP.