Patient's question:
Female, 37 years old, has experienced vaginal leakage for a while. It is accompanied by watery discharge with a very foul odor, and she also feels extremely weak and occasionally has severe dizziness. After examination, it was found to be cervical erosion. Is surgery necessary for cervical erosion of degree 3?Doctor's answer:
Cervical erosion can cause inconvenience for some women. For the situation you mentioned, it is recommended to adopt the LEEP surgery therapy, which will not affect pregnancy, so there is no need to worry. Cervical erosion, after all, is actually a misinterpretation of a normal cervical condition in the past. Before puberty, women's ovarian function is not yet developed, and estrogen levels are low, so the columnar epithelium is located more inwardly. After menstruation, the columnar epithelium is influenced by estrogen and expands more outwardly. As a result, more columnar epithelium similar to "erosion" is detected during a cervical examination. After menopause, estrogen levels in women rise again, and the columnar epithelium begins to retract inward. At this point, the "erosion" is no longer visible during examination.