Pregnant women should pay attention to the prevention and treatment of cervicitis

After a woman becomes pregnant, her body's ability to resist disease becomes very weak. If she does not pay attention to hygiene and eating habits in her life, it is very easy to cause cervicitis. For those patients who had cervicitis before pregnancy, the change in hormone levels after pregnancy can easily cause cervicitis to recur. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to the prevention and treatment of cervicitis.

The most common cervicitis is cervical erosion. During gynecological examination, the cervix loses its pink and smooth mucosa and becomes uneven and red and granular. This is the result of the replacement of the squamous epithelium of the cervix with columnar epithelium. Chronic cervicitis often manifests as increased vaginal discharge, which is purulent and may be mixed with blood. Sometimes contact bleeding (i.e. bleeding after intercourse) may occur. Patients with more extensive inflammation may experience lower back pain.

A large increase in hormone levels in pregnant women can make cervicitis worse, and even cause very difficult-to-treat prenatal bleeding, which in turn endangers the safety of the expectant mother and the fetus. Cervicitis can easily lead to reproductive system infection. If the fetal membrane is infected, there is a risk of premature rupture of the membranes, which will result in a lack of amniotic fluid and eventually lead to miscarriage.

Symptoms of cervicitis during pregnancy should be taken seriously. If you are found to have cervicitis during pregnancy, you should seek timely treatment under the guidance of a doctor according to the severity of the cervicitis. Do not take medicine blindly and do regular check-ups.