One of the manifestations of the female body is the erosion of the cervix : the so-called changes in the mucous membrane of the uterine neck. These changes are completely harmless and will not harm your body. Age, in which there can be erosion of the cervix, is not limited to any framework. What are the causes of cervical erosion?
Causes of erosion of the cervix can serve as a very wide range of factors.
- To begin with, the cause may be a traumatic abnormality during abortion or other medical interventions, such cases occur quite often.
- To the same category of causes of cervical erosion can be attributed traumatic births and other ectopic manipulations, which were not performed professionally.
- Violations of the hormonal background are also often considered the cause of erosion of the cervix.
- Contribute to this and inflammatory processes, such as endocervicitis , colpitis. The causes in this case are the activities of pathogens of infectious diseases, such as chlamydia and other microorganisms. Consequences of erosion of the cervix of bacterial origin in the absence of adequate treatment of its causes may be problems with conception and bearing pregnancy.
- The cause of erosion of the cervix can be somatic diseases.
In all these cases, there is a slight reddening on the surface of the cervix, ulceration of the mucosa, resulting from mechanical trauma, inflammation or hormonal failure. At the same time, the epithelial cells are normal and do not experience any changes.
Causes of pseuderosion of the cervix
There is also a disease such as pseudo-erosion of the cervix, the causes of which can be:
- poor heredity;
- exposure to chemical contraceptives or other chemicals;
- unwholesome influence of mechanical factors;
- constant change of sexual partners, irregular sexual life;
- weak immune system;
- infectious diseases of the genitals;
- a large number of births, frequent pregnancies.
Pseudo-erosion, in contrast to true erosion, is characterized by the presence of altered epithelial cells. These changes are not necessarily malignant, cells can be typical of the cervix, but the risk of their degeneration exists. Pseudo-erosion requires observation and treatment.
Symptoms of cervical erosion
Symptoms of erosion can be:
- itching;
- pain;
- blood discharge after intercourse.
Consequences of cervical erosion
Progression of cervical erosion can very seriously affect your health. Untreated erosion can progress to cervical dysplasia, which is already a precancerous condition.
From a benign tumor, what this erosion presents itself, it can turn into a malignant tumor, causing cancer of the cervix. The risk is increased in young women, their body is more inclined to the emergence of cancer cells of the cervix.