Patient's question:
I have cervical erosion, which has been present for two months. I have used some medication suppositories and washes, but the effect is not very good. We are trying to have a child, so how can the treatment be effective without affecting pregnancy?Doctor's answer:
Hello: If the symptoms are not severe, it may be advisable to get pregnant and give birth before undergoing treatment. Cervical erosion is a common inflammation of the female reproductive tract, classified into three degrees—mild, moderate, and severe—based on the proportion of the cervix affected by erosion. Treatment methods include non-invasive and invasive treatments. Local treatment using medication administered vaginally is a non-invasive approach, but this method is not very effective for cervical erosion of moderate or greater severity. Invasive treatment methods involve local cervical treatment using phototherapy, cryotherapy, laser, electrocoagulation, and other techniques. This approach may cause minor local damage to the cervix and sometimes affect its ability to dilate during childbirth, but it does not lead to infertility. On the contrary, severe cervical erosion or acute infections, if left untreated, can result in infertility. Therefore, for women who have not given birth and are suffering from cervical erosion, if it does not affect pregnancy and is not accompanied by acute infection, cervical laser treatment can be performed after childbirth.