Causes of cervical disease
Cervical diseases can develop due to the following reasons:
- Infections (cocci, chlamydia, mycolasms, trichomonads, etc.) that cause inflammation;
- Injuries (after childbirth, abortion);
- Disorders of the hormonal balance (progesterone-deficient state);
- Viruses (human papilloma viruses in combination with the herpes virus type II);
- Violation of local immunity.
Classification of cervical processes in women
Diseases are usually classified as follows:
- background diseases;
- precancerous;
- cancer.
Background processes include:polyps, ectopia (pseudoerosion), leukoplakia without atypia, condylomas. They do not lead to oncology by themselves, but can become a background for the onset of pathological changes. The precancerous process, otherwise called dysplasia, is divided, in turn, into mild, moderate, and severe dysplasia. As can be understood from the name, the precancerous condition precedes the transition to cervical cancer in women. In addition to these three conditions, inflammatory processes are distinguished, which are more related to sexually transmitted infections.
About the diseases that occur most often in women
The diseases described are often associated withitself, one disease can develop into another, especially if a woman does not receive proper treatment. A disease that many women suffer from is erosion. This disease is characterized by damage to the mucous membrane of the organ. Simply put, this is a wound that a gynecologist can see with the naked eye during an examination as a red spot on a smooth pink background. This picture can be observed for no more than 2 weeks, after which the erosion either completely heals or turns into pseudo-erosion, which is often mistaken by women for the former. Pseudo-erosion is, in turn, an erosion that has not completely healed, that is, the healing process began, but then something went wrong. As a result, nabothian cysts can form, which are quite difficult to get rid of later. They are clogged gland ducts and look like bubbles filled with liquid. Sometimes nabothian cysts completely disappear after a woman manages to completely get rid of the cause of the erosion. Leukoplakia, which appears as a white lump, is widespread today. This disease is usually preceded by erosion, and can progress in combination with precancerous conditions. Another disease that a woman can get is polyps (growths of various structures). They usually appear due to hormonal imbalances or inflammatory processes. If we talk about women at risk, they include those who started their sexual life early, have undergone multiple intrauterine interventions, often change partners, and those who have had natural childbirth many times. All these diseases are easier to treat in the early stages, which is why it is so important to visit a gynecologist regularly.
