Patient's question:
I am 26 years old, a woman, and have been experiencing discomfort in my lower abdomen and lower body. I went to the hospital for a thorough examination and was told I have cervical erosion. What should I do about cervical erosion of degree three?Doctor's answer:
No surgery is required. Cervical erosion is not a disease; it is a physiological change, also known as cervical columnar epithelial metaplasia. You only need to have regular cervical cytology TCT tests. "Cervical erosion" is not true erosion; it only appears to be so visually. Under careful observation with a colposcope, the eroded area is actually intact columnar epithelium. Because columnar epithelium is single-layered, the underlying stroma appears red, making it look like red erosion to the naked eye. Normally, they are located inside the cervical os and are not visible from the outside. However, due to the long-term effects of estrogen levels in the body, the columnar epithelium recedes to the point where it becomes visible to the naked eye—specifically, the area where the female cervical squamous epithelium covers what was previously smooth and flat.