Cervicitis is a very common female disease. Often it affects women who are of childbearing age. Inflammation of the cervical mucosa, namely it is called cervicitis, is not an independent disease. At a cervicitis all vagina inflames, and the gynecologist diagnoses a colpitis.
There are two forms of cervicitis: endocervicitis, when the outer part of the cervix and the surrounding space inflame, and exocervicitis, in which viruses and microbes penetrate deeper with the risk of infecting the uterus itself. At the first stages of cervicitis is almost invisible, so most often doctors come to women with a chronic form of the disease.
Why there is a cervicitis?
Among the most common causes of chronic cervicitis is uncontrolled sexual intercourse, the reception of contraceptives without a doctor's recommendation, complex births with breaks, prolonged spiral wearing and the presence of sexually transmitted diseases. Cervicitis often occurs with erosion, thrush. Its appearance can provoke syringing, too frequent washing. The causative agents of cervicitis are gonococcus, chlamydia, trichomonads, streptococcus, intestinal and pseudomonas aeruginosa. If a woman has the herpes virus in the body, then she is also at risk.
Signs and symptoms of cervicitis
As already noted, this disease usually occurs without any symptoms. Only when the cervicitis is chronic, the symptoms are already noticeable: yellowish purulent discharge, profuse or spotting discharge after sexual intercourse, burning and itching of the external genitalia, pain during and after sex. The gynecologist also notes swelling of the cervix. Noticing the signs of chronic cervicitis, do not hesitate to visit a gynecologist.
Ignoring chronic cervicitis (with or without exacerbation) leads to complications. If the inflammation passes to the fallopian tubes or uterus, then the threat of infertility is large enough. The fact is that the eggs formed during inflammation are not allowed to move forward. Even if fertilization also occurs, then pregnancy will be an ectopic. Cervicitis in pregnancy - is miscarriage, premature birth or intrauterine infection of the child with a virus, which leads to incompatible with life ugliness.
Methods of cervicitis treatment
After diagnosis, the doctor will describe in detail how to cure chronic cervicitis and relieve a woman of discomfort. Before this, using the smear from the vagina and the cervix, the optimal antibiotic will be selected. Usually gynecologists recommend together with an antibiotic to take special vitamin complexes and do syringing with protargol.
Surely you've heard about the effectiveness of physiotherapy. So, is it possible to cure chronic cervicitis with electrophoresis? Cure, unfortunately not, but with the removal of acute symptoms
Carry out treatment for chronic cervicitis and folk remedies, which are used mainly for douching. Decoctions of tansy, yarrow, sage, raspberry, juniper and wormwood help to get rid of fungi. The effectiveness of herbs in the viral nature of cervicitis is not proven, but the course of antibiotics combined with folk remedies will not hurt your health.
Prevention
To reduce the risk of cervicitis, refuse from promiscuous connections, abortions, visit gynecologists regularly and start treatment immediately after the appearance of the first alarming signs. Remember, self-medication and ignoring cervicitis poses a danger to your health.