Patient's question:
Female, 43 years old, has always paid attention to personal hygiene. She doesn't know why she got this disease. She has symptoms such as abnormal vaginal discharge, lower back pain, and itching. The treatment has not been effective. She wants to ask, what methods are there for treating cervical erosion?Doctor's answer:
Cervical columnar epithelial metaplasia is a normal physiological phenomenon with no specific clinical manifestations. If there is an increase in leukorrhea, discoloration (yellow), and a bad odor, it indicates cervical inflammation. Cervical nabothian cysts and hypertrophy are also consequences of chronic cervical inflammation. For symptomatic cervical inflammation, treatment is necessary. Acute inflammation can be treated with topical medication (suppositories), while chronic inflammation can be addressed through physical therapy methods such as laser or cryotherapy. Before treatment, it is essential to rule out precancerous lesions of cervical cancer.