Patient's question:
When I recently went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, the doctor said I have second-degree cervical erosion. Is second-degree cervical erosion very serious, and does it need treatment?Doctor's answer:
Cervical erosion is one of the most common pathological changes of chronic pelvic inflammation. The appearance of the vaginal part of the cervix at the external opening of the cervix is a small granular red area, known as cervical erosion. The exposed surface is covered by a single layer of columnar epithelium of the intact cervical canal. Because the columnar epithelium is very thin, the underlying stroma appears red. Treatment is primarily physical. Laser, cryotherapy, infrared coagulation, and microwave are commonly used methods in clinical diagnosis. Wound healing takes 3-4 weeks, while for those with deep erosion, it requires 6-8 weeks.