Cicatricial cervical deformity

Cicatricial deformity of the cervix is described as a change in the anatomical configuration of the cervix and its cervical canal. Such changes are rarely primary, that is, congenital. Most often, scars on the cervix appear after childbirth or surgical interventions on the organs of the female's reproductive system.

Causes of cicatricial deformity of the cervix

Until recently, the birth of a large child (weighing more than 3,500 g) was a reason for pride and predicted the newborn's heroic health. Today, midwives around the world are sounding the alarm. The frequency of birth of large and giant children has sharply increased, which rapidly increases maternal traumatism. When giving birth, there is a rupture of the cervix, it is necessary to superimpose the sutures on the wound, which heals by means of a scar.

The scar differs sharply from the tissues of the healthy cervix. It is inelastic, rough, changes the shape of the neck. In subsequent pregnancies, there is a risk of re-injury to the cervix with the need for surgical intervention.

Other causes of scar changes in the cervix are surgical abortion and the intervention of doctors on the cervix. The reason for them may be unwanted pregnancy, infection, fetal development anomalies, erosion, precancerous cervical structures, polyps. In each of these cases, the outcome is the cervical cervix.

Treatment of scar cervical deformity

Treatment of cicatricial deformity of the cervix is ​​performed by an experienced gynecologist, who possesses the necessary surgical skills. To determine the tactics of therapy, the patient must undergo a complete examination, including, in addition to general clinical methods, radiation diagnostic methods (including ultrasound of a gynecological) and colposcopy with possible biopsy. If the diagnosis of "cicatricial cicatricial deformity" is confirmed, the doctor outlines an operation plan called cervical plastic surgery.

Cicatricial deformity of the cervix is ​​a serious pathology that threatens complications of the next pregnancy. Therefore, treatment of cicatricial deformity of the cervix should not be delayed, it must be carried out in full, with subsequent supervision by a specialist.