Little cervix
Neither is an organ
Just part of the womb
But it brings a lot of trouble to girls
Sometimes even a great deal of fear
A lot of times
Fear stems from the unknown
Zhimei will talk about it today
If the uterus is compared to a slightly blown balloon, the cervix is the mouth of the balloon.
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During pregnancy, the uterus slowly becomes larger, the cervix will slowly shorten, and when giving birth, the cervix disappears.
After childbirth, it retracts back to normal.
When examined by a gynecologist, the cervical opening can be seen through a vaginal speculum, a healthy cervix that looks like a donut, smooth and elastic:
Unclean sex and reduced immunity can put your vaginal environment in crisis.
Because the cervix is the "gate" of the uterus, every minute and every second will be attacked by various bacteria and viruses in the vagina.
There are three main manifestations of an injured or "fallen" cervix:
1. Acute cervicitis
2. Chronic cervicitis
Common cervical hypertrophy, cervical sacs, and cervical polyps all belong to this category.
3. Cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer
The medical term for cervical precancerous lesions is: cervical epithelial neoplasia (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia).
Simply put, the cells in the epithelial layer have mutated, the shape of the cells has been different from ordinary cells, if it is allowed to develop, the intraepithelial tumor may develop into cancer.
HPV vaccination is the most effective way to prevent cervical cancer.
If unfortunately attacked by HPV, there is a common "three-ladder" screening method in the world, which can help patients detect cervical lesions early. Women who have sex should go to the gynecological department regularly for examinations.
First Order:
HPV virus test, cervical cytology (TCT).
Most women are familiar with these two tests, and the vast majority of people only need to get to this step.
If abnormalities in cervical cells or high-risk persistent HPV infection are found, doctors may recommend a second stage of testing.
Second Order:
Colposcopy.
Third Order:
Cervical histopathological biopsy.
That is, cervical tissue is taken under colposcopy or in a diagnostic cervical cone for biopsy.
This three-step examination method also tells us: those hospitals that directly let you do colposcopy and hysteroscopy as soon as you come up are not reliable!! You should pull your leg and run.
At this point, you must have doubts: the inspection was done, but the report sheet could not be understood.
Don't worry, Zhimei here is an article to explain clearly, a key to collect well, the next time you take the report sheet can be directly compared to see.
Acute cervicitis: "anti-inflammatory" treatment of the cause is required based on laboratory results.
Chronic cervicitis: if it is simply hypertrophic, cervical sac can be left alone. If it is a cervical polyp, you can do an outpatient minor surgery to remove it.
Precancerous lesions, cervical cancer: low-grade cervical lesions do not require treatment, regular follow-up can be, high-grade lesions, carcinoma in situ, etc. need to be treated surgically under the advice of doctors.
When there is a high-grade lesion in the cervical epithelium, doctors will recommend that the patient have a diagnostic cervical cone.
Cervical cone is generally divided into two types: electrocution (leep knife) and cold knife cone. Both types of surgical resection have the same range, the difference being that the surgeon uses different instruments.
The Leep knife is operated with a high-frequency electric knife, and the advantages are: short operation time, less bleeding, fewer complications, and good cervical molding, which can be completed on the outpatient basis.
Cold knife cone cutting is the traditional scalpel excision, the advantage is: the diseased tissue cut down will not be destroyed by the electric knife, which is conducive to diagnosis.
Like all surgeries, cervical cone is at risk of postoperative complications.
Such as cervical adhesions, cervical stenosis, cervical orifice relaxation (increased risk of miscarriage, preterm birth) and so on. Therefore, women with fertility requirements should be very cautious.
There are also two other conditions in which cervical cone surgery is not recommended:
1. To "eradicate" the HPV virus
Although the diseased tissue is caused by the high-risk HPV virus, the excision of the tissue does not eradicate the HPV, and the risk of postoperative recurrence is still very high. Don't let the cervix get a stab in the arm in order to eradicate the virus.
2. Cervical erosion
Cervical erosion is a physiological manifestation. Under the action of estrogen, the cervical development increases, and the columnar epithelium in the endocleps outward to reveal a finely granular red area.
The use of Leep to treat cervical erosions is excessive, so don't do it.
Again, when you meet a doctor who lets you treat cervical erosions, pull your leg and run!
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