The diagnosis of cervical erosion (defect of the mucous membrane) is statistically assigned to every second woman of childbearing age. It occurs both in women giving birth, and in not giving birth to women, and even for virgins.
Erosion can be congenital, true and false. True erosion can pass on its own in a few weeks. Congenital erosion usually appears as a result of hormonal disorders, more often in adolescents. Often goes without treatment after a hormonal splash, for example delivery, but still requires the supervision of a doctor. False erosion is the most common and most dangerous variant of the disease - it will never pass and can lead to infertility and the acquisition of various infections by a woman.
Causes and signs of erosion
The causes of the appearance of the disease are not fully understood, the most probable are:
- hormonal disorders;
- too early onset of sexual activity - the unripened mucous membrane of the cervix is more vulnerable to infection. And their hit almost always causes erosion;
- inflammatory processes of the genital organs;
- mechanical damage to the mucous membrane - during sex, after childbirth or abortion.
Often the disease is painless, and therefore women do not even suspect erosion. The main feature is spotting after sexual intercourse. Also, the presence of erosion can be indicated by abundant whitish discharge, pulling the pains in the lower abdomen, which intensify during menstruation and frequent malfunctions of the menstrual cycle.
Methods for treating cervical erosion
If erosion of the cervix has arisen against the background of infectious diseases, they first cure them, and then proceed to eliminate the disease itself. The method is chosen by the doctor depending on the severity of the disease and whether the woman gave birth or not, as some methods to nulliparous women are contraindicated or not recommended. So diathermic coagulation is used to treat erosion of the cervix only in women giving birth. For nulliparous patients, radio wave surgery or chemical coagulation is recommended. The use of laser therapy and cryotherapy is possible for both groups of women.
Folk methods of cervical erosion treatment
There are folk methods for treating cervical erosion, but they are recommended to be used only under the supervision of a doctor. Also it must be remembered that not always folk methods allow to completely cure erosion, and therefore completely rely on them, forgetting about professional medical help, it is not worth it.
- The most effective is the use of tampons with sea buckthorn oil. Treatment is carried out for 8-12 days.
- There is a way to treat erosion with the help of mummies. To do this, 2.5 grams of mummy should be diluted in ½ cup of water. Impregnated with the resulting solution tampons should be administered overnight in the vagina.
- The most common folk methods of treating erosion is the intake of various herbal infusions. For example, tincture from the root marin (peony evading). To do this, 5 tablespoons of the root of the plant should be poured into 0.5 liters of vodka and insist 4 weeks. Take the received tincture for half an hour before eating one teaspoon three times a day. The course of treatment is 40 days. After this, take a break for 14 days and again repeat the reception of the tincture.
- Also for the treatment of erosion, herbal decoctions for douching are used. For example, a decoction of St. John's wort is used. To make it, you need to take 4 tbsp. Spoons of herb plants and pour them 2 liters of hot water. The broth needs to be heated for 10 minutes in a water bath. After that, the broth is infused for half an hour in a warm place.
- Also for syringing, use the infusion from the next collection. It is necessary to take 30 grams of chamomile flowers, 20 grams of sage, marshweed, birch leaves, oak bark, calendula flowers and 10 grams of cherry flowers, herbs of wormwood and lavender flowers. All the components are mixed and 15 grams of mixture pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist should be 3 hours, then drain. This infusion is used for syringing before going to bed twice a week.