Can female cervicitis be cured? Will cervicitis lead to infertility?

The female reproductive system is relatively closed, so it is also vulnerable to various bacteria, causing many women to suffer from gynecological diseases. Among various gynecological diseases, cervicitis is a relatively common one. Although it is not a serious gynecological disease, it often causes great pain to women because the disease often recurs. So, can cervicitis be cured? Will women with cervicitis affect pregnancy and childbirth?

Expert: Cervicitis is prone to recurrence but can be cured

The so-called cervicitis refers to inflammation of the cervical vaginal part and cervical canal mucosa in women due to cervical damage and pathogen invasion. It is divided into acute and chronic types according to the severity of the disease. Chronic inflammation is more common in clinical practice.

Professor Kang Jiali, chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Guangzhou First People's Hospital, pointed out in a previous interview that the reason why women with cervicitis often have repeated attacks after long-term treatment is that this is mostly because patients do not follow the doctor's advice for treatment and care. "Some patients stop treatment on their own after taking the medicine for a period of time and find that their symptoms have eased. If they do not strictly adhere to the systematic treatment, the condition will easily recur. Secondly, some patients ignore the details of life, such as swimming, bathing, and having sex before the inflammation is cured, and do not pay attention to hygiene. In this way, cervicitis is not easy to cure. Of course, there is also a situation where the doctor's treatment is not regular. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for systematic diagnosis and treatment."

Professor Kang Jiali believes that if patients can cooperate with treatment in a timely and active manner and do a good job of daily care, cervicitis can be cured in 3-4 weeks at the shortest and 2-3 months at the longest. The specific time required depends on the individual's condition, but cervicitis can be cured with timely and active treatment.

Will cervicitis affect pregnancy and fertility?

Once they have gynecological diseases, many women will worry about the impact on pregnancy and childbearing. Regarding whether cervicitis will affect pregnancy, Professor Kang Jiali said that it depends on the condition of the disease, but in fact, patients with cervical cancer should not have sex. It is best to consider pregnancy and childbearing after treatment. "Mild cervicitis is unlikely to affect pregnancy, but the secretion of moderate and severe chronic cervicitis is very viscous, which can hinder the sperm and egg from meeting, making pregnancy more difficult."

In addition, Professor Kang Jiali pointed out that if the cervicitis is too severe, it may retrogradely infect the fetus even if you are pregnant, and pregnancy and childbirth will also aggravate the cervicitis. Therefore, it is recommended to consider pregnancy only after the disease is cured. If you find that you are infected with cervicitis after you are pregnant, you can avoid medication during pregnancy. Patients should pay more attention to genital hygiene, abstain from food, drink plenty of water and wear pure cotton underwear to prevent the disease from getting worse.