Cervicitis is divided into acute cervicitis and chronic cervicitis. Although chronic cervicitis is more common in gynecological clinical practice, some patients may also worry about whether it will seriously damage their health after being diagnosed with chronic cervicitis due to their limited understanding of the disease. So, is chronic cervicitis serious?
Most women suffer from chronic cervicitis, which is mainly caused by the prolonged condition of acute cervicitis, and sometimes can also be caused by persistent infection with pathogens. Generally, patients with chronic cervicitis do not have obvious clinical symptoms. Only a few patients may experience bleeding after sexual intercourse, increased vaginal discharge, and occasional discomfort such as itching of the external genitalia caused by secretion stimulation. If during gynecological examination, cervical mucosal eversion can be observed, and the cervix shows erosive changes and symptoms such as congestion and edema.
Ordinary chronic cervicitis is not serious, but if it is found through examination, active treatment is still needed, especially for patients with clinical symptoms, who should be highly vigilant. Because chronic cervicitis can also be stimulated by various chemical and physical factors, leading to active proliferation of epithelial cells in the inflamed area, which is prone to mutation and may develop into precancerous lesions, ultimately leading to the possibility of transformation into cancer.
Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer, women with chronic cervicitis should actively seek treatment to avoid adverse consequences caused by delaying the condition.
