Cervicitis is called cervical canal inflammation. As a rule, the infection is caused by sexually transmitted infections. Often, inflammation of the cervical canal is just one point from a whole list of manifestations of sexual infection.
Cervicitis of the cervix and its treatment
First you need to understand what kind of disease you are dealing with. There are several variants of the course of the disease:
- acute form (the infection appeared not so long ago and develops very rapidly);
- a chronic form (infection in the body came a while ago, but develops there very slowly);
- a purulent form (on a background of an inflammation on a neck of a uterus purulent sites were formed);
- viral form (causative agent of the virus, which is transmitted sexually);
- bacterial form (pathogen bacterial infection, most often it becomes gonorrhea, bacterial vaginosis).
Chronic cervicitis: treatment
To treat this type of cervicitis, hormonal suppositories are used. Since the chronic form of depletion of the mucous layer of the cervix, experts use hormonal treatment. As a rule, these are preparations with estrogen. Often, the disease is accompanied by erosion of the cervix. In this case, after an adequate anti-inflammatory course of treatment of chronic cervicitis, cryotherapy or laser therapy is prescribed. Often used to treat cervicitis folk remedies. To do this, 15 gr. Oak bark is poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water and boiled on a slow fire for about 15 minutes. The broth is cooled to 35 ° C and douching is carried out thrice a day. The decoction of calendula also has anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used for syringing or tampons. But it is worth remembering that even such harmless treatment can disrupt the flora of the vagina and provoke complications. Be sure to consult with a specialist and inform him.
Purulent cervicitis: treatment
Even such a complicated form, at first glance, is successfully treated with several rules. In this case, treatment of cervicitis is impossible without the use of antibiotics. Sulfonamides are also used. Fortunately, planting pathogenic microflora allows you to select the most effective medicine. If the cause is chlamydia, the doctor prescribes tetracycline or doxycycline. With a viral pathogen, a drug will be needed to strengthen the immune system. In addition to basic drugs, the patient is often offered additional chamomile or marigold.
Treatment of nonspecific cervicitis
The very name means that the disease is detected by changes in the normal microflora of the vagina and has no connection with sexual infections. Most often this variant of the course of the disease is a consequence of bacterial vaginosis. The doctor will be able to appoint
Treatment of cervicitis in pregnancy
Remember that before going to the doctor, you will have to take a pregnancy test. Then the specialist will be able to prescribe a safer cervicitis treatment for you. Of the antibiotics, the safest, for example, sumamed, will be prescribed. If the cause of inflammation are chlamydia, the specialist can prescribe tetracycline, preparations of a group of quinolines or azalides. After the abatement of acute inflammation, the treatment of the vagina is prescribed by solutions of chlorophyllipt or dimexide. The main thing is that the treatment of cervicitis of the cervix should be carried out in a complex way, and it is necessary to treat a woman's partner to prevent relapse.