Patient's question:
I would like to ask what are the symptoms of vaginitis. I discovered that I had vaginitis after a thorough examination, which was found before undergoing an abortion. The doctor said that treatment can only be started after menstruation occurs after the abortion. If vaginitis is not treated, will it worsen? Currently, my discharge is a light yellow substance, and sometimes it also excretes translucent liquid. I would like to ask if it could be that the vagina is messy. If there is cervical erosion, what symptoms would it have?Doctor's answer:
Hello: When a patient has mild cervical erosion, they generally do not have obvious subjective symptoms, and may only experience a slight increase in leukorrhea, which is often easily overlooked. Many patients' cervical erosion is discovered during population surveys or follow-up visits for other gynecological conditions. The most obvious symptom for moderate and severe cervical erosion patients is an increased amount of leukorrhea, which is yellow, viscous, or mixed with blood streaks. In very few cases, postcoital bleeding may occur again. Long-term inflammatory leukorrhea can affect the external genitalia, potentially leading to vulvar pruritus. Additionally, since the cervical lymphatic vessels are directly connected to the parametrium, inflammation can spread repeatedly to the pelvic cavity through the lymphatic system, causing pelvic connective tissue inflammation and symptoms such as lower back and sacral pain, as well as lower abdominal fullness. In very rare cases, infertility may also be caused by cervical erosion.