The real causes of cervical erosion
Erosion, these two words is terrible, it is very easy to reminiscent of decay. “Cervical erosion”, like female genital mutilation as part of the erosion, and more terrible. Moreover, some people with ulterior motives will “cervical erosion” and “cervical cancer” not properly linked up, I really would be scary, spook.
To find out what is cervical erosion, have to start at the beginning.
The upper and lower female reproductive tract is divided into two sections, on the reproductive tract including the fallopian tubes and uterine body, lower genital tract refers to the vagina. The vulva is the external genitalia, but not the cavity. Ovary is the gonads, reproductive tract does not belong. Uterus and vagina between the cervix between the top of some of its prominence in the vagina, is a very important structure. It is important because there are bacteria in the lower genital tract and sterile upper genital tract separated. Another important feature is after conception, so that embryos can safely remain in the uterine cavity growth, will not “fall”, but once fetal maturity, but also be able to “gate” to open in time, so the fetus in the uterine cavity, “stay is maintained, come out, “Cervical this” gate-keeper “contributed.
Are the upper and lower female reproductive tract lumen, have a “lining”, that is epithelial. Epithelium of different parts of their different shapes, different functions. Oviduct epithelium are ciliated can help the egg, sperm and fertilized eggs of the delivery. Uterine epithelial (endometrial) showed a cyclical change, not out once a month during pregnancy, as menstruation. Some primates have menstruation, dogs, cats, know no or a small amount of menstrual periods. There are glandular uterine epithelium, rich in glycogen, the purpose is to absorb nutrients fertilized after planting. Luminal epithelium within the cervical mucus secretion, immune function, sperm can freely pass through, and general bacteria in the vagina has to wear, however, that there are bacteria in the vaginal cavity with a sterile uterine cavity separated. These are only the cavity of the epithelial layer (single), while the Ministry of the vagina and cervix vaginal epithelium, according to the needs of sexual function evolved into 10 multi-layer, under the microscope showed Yulin Zhuang, so called squamous cell.
What is erosion? Erosion is the loss of epithelium. However, “cervical erosion” and did not lose epithelium, only a single layer of cervical canal (columnar) epithelium relocation, replacing the squamous cell position. Is a stratified squamous epithelium, its bottom capillary (capillary filled with red blood) color pink, while the single-layer (columnar) epithelium below the capillary on the red, so the naked eye appears red zone is the “rotten to the core” area . The real causes of erosion and endocrine related. Is mainly single-sex hormones to make the cervix tube outward growth of columnar epithelium to form a “rotten to the core” areas.
A large number of research data shows that female fetuses in the mother’s womb, her cervix is “erosion”, and this is the role of sex hormones in the pregnant mother on the fetal outcome of the cervix; elderly women are the smooth appearance of the cervix is not exist “erosion” because older women, ovarian function faded, very low levels of sex hormones causes. Therefore, women of childbearing age cervical “erosion” is a physiological phenomenon, if not infected, do not need to deal with.
In the physiological state, the female reproductive tract (vagina) contains a kind of bacteria to create a good ecological environment – lactic acid bacteria. Squamous epithelial cells of lactic acid bacteria to digest glycogen to form lactic acid within, so the vaginal cavity of the environment, pH is equal to 4 ~ 4.5. With a lot of Lactobacillus bacteria in peaceful co-existence, but they are not right cervical erosion areas pose a threat to columnar epithelium. Because of vaginal acidity (pH) = 4 ~ 4. 5 The environment, the general is not strong pathogenicity of bacteria difficult to grow, it is called a vaginal self-purification. Its self-purification ability, in theory, is about 24 hours may be a general invasion of bacteria destroyed.
If the vaginal environment has been damaged, such as lactic acid bacteria have been some kind of phages “eat” (male urogenital system can be included in lactic acid bacteria phage), it would cause environmental damage, bacteria growth, and low resistance to the erosion zone pose a threat to single-layer columnar epithelium, resulting in inflammation, it is cervicitis. Cervical erosion and cervicitis are two different concepts.
Exceptionally strong attacking some bacteria, such as the gonococcus, chlamydia, they are often working hand in glove, specialized columnar epithelium attack, more than 50% of acute purulent cervicitis is caused by them. Acute cervicitis should drug treatment, oral drugs in general can, of course, there are injectable drugs, usually does not need to “Diaozhen.” Acute cervicitis treated early, is not complete, it will become chronic cervicitis. Severe chronic cervicitis impact on women’s health and should be actively treated.
