Will cervical erosion cause infertility?

Will cervical erosion cause infertility?

Cervical erosion is a special manifestation of chronic cervical inflammation. It often occurs after childbirth, miscarriage, puerperal infection or surgical injury to the cervix, and often coexists with vaginitis. In addition, endocrine dysfunction is also one of the causes.

The main symptoms of patients are increased and sticky leucorrhea, which may have a peculiar smell when there is vaginitis. Sometimes the leucorrhea is purulent and may occasionally be bloody, as well as backache, abdominal pain, and a heavy feeling in the lower abdomen.

The physical and chemical properties of cervical mucus have changed significantly, containing more white blood cells, and the pH value of the mucus is alkaline. When sperm pass through the cervix, not only will the inflammatory microenvironment of the cervix reduce sperm motility and the sticky secretions will make it difficult for sperm to pass through, but the poisoning of sperm by inflammatory secretions will consume too much sperm and shorten their lifespan, and there will also be A large number of sperm are engulfed by inflammatory cells and destroyed by bacteria and their toxins. Escherichia coli has a strong agglutination effect on sperm, causing the sperm to lose vitality. In addition, some patients with cervical erosion often have endocrine dysfunction. These increase their difficulty in conceiving. Therefore, as a group, the fertility of patients with cervical erosion is lower than that of the normal population, but as an individual, whether they can have children depends on the specific circumstances.


This article is provided by Baidu Reading and is excerpted from \”The Clear \”Conception\” Plan\” Author: Sun Jianqiu and Xie Yingbiao

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