What tests should be done to diagnose cervicitis? Can chronic cervicitis be cured with medication alone?

Cervicitis is one of the common inflammatory diseases of the female reproductive system. It can not only cause discomfort to patients, but also may cause dysfunction of the reproductive system, so it needs active treatment and prevention. If there is some discomfort in the waist and abdomen, and there are abnormal vaginal discharge, etc., the patient needs to go to the hospital for examination in time. Today, we invited Lin Fang, deputy chief physician of Zhuhai Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, to explain to us about the examination and treatment of cervicitis.

What tests are needed to diagnose cervicitis?

To confirm the diagnosis of cervicitis, you need to go to the hospital for a specialist cervicitis examination, which can show cervical edema, increased secretions, and some purulent secretions. You can also do a picture examination of cervical secretions, including vaginal secretions, and some specific pathogens, such as gonococci and chlamydia pCR or culture tests. Through comprehensive examination and analysis, an appropriate diagnosis can be given.

Can chronic cervicitis be cured with medication alone?

Whether chronic cervicitis can be treated with drugs alone depends on the specific situation. The details are as follows: 1. For chronic cervicitis with repeated attacks, increased secretions, and accompanied by chlamydia and gonococcal infections, the effect of drug treatment is certain; 2. Cervical polyps are also a type of chronic cervicitis, but the treatment of cervical polyps requires surgical treatment; 3. Chronic cervicitis includes cervical hypertrophy, and this type of patient can be left untreated. ?

What medicine is best for cervicitis?

Which medicine is more effective for cervicitis? Different medicines need to be used according to the type of cervicitis. Cervicitis can be divided into acute and chronic, and the pathogens are also different. The doctor will choose the appropriate medicine after the pathogens of cervicitis are cultured. Cervicitis can affect pregnancy, because when the cervix is ​​inflamed, it will affect the acid-base environment of the vagina and the vitality of sperm, so inflammation should be treated in time.

The difficulty in treating cervicitis lies in the fact that it is an inflammation that often recurs. Therefore, in addition to general anti-inflammatory treatment, patients should also pay more attention to daily life to prevent the recurrence of cervicitis. In daily life, patients can increase appropriate exercise to enhance their physical fitness. In addition, they should pay attention to their diet, minimize sugar intake, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.