Patient's question:
How is it best to treat severe cervical erosion?Doctor's answer:
Hello: 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 erosion area on the cervix. Treatment methods include non-invasive and invasive treatments. Local treatment using medication applied vaginally is a non-invasive approach, but it is ineffective for cervical erosion of moderate or greater severity. Invasive treatments involve local cervical treatment using methods such as phototherapy, cryotherapy, laser, and electrocautery. This method may cause minor local damage to the cervix and sometimes affect its ability to dilate during childbirth, but it does not lead to infertility. Conversely, severe cervical erosion or acute infections that are left untreated can result in infertility. Therefore, for women who have not borne children and suffer from cervical erosion without affecting pregnancy or acute infections, cervical laser treatment can be performed after childbirth.