Cervix Endometriosis: Symptoms and treatment, after which the disease develops

cervical endometriosis is characterized by impaired growth of the endometrium, which lines the inside of the fallopian cavity, but sometimes grows outward, affecting the adjacent organs, in rare cases, even the lung tissue, brain.

Symptoms faintly expressed, and often go undetected (disturbance cycle, at least - the painful symptoms, the localization of which depends on the type of tissue proliferation). This pathology leads to infertility, miscarriage.

What is cervical endometriosis

Abnormal proliferation of endometrial tissue in women of any age, but usually after 30-35 years. Cervical Pathology refers to the outer endometriosis typeThat infects the vaginal mucosa (in the neck area) and the cervical canal.

In European countries, this type of endometriosis is found in nearly 3 100 women. In Russia, the figures are higher, aided by the extensive use of electrocautery erosion instead of conservative treatment.

It trauma and mechanical influence, for example during frequent inspections, cauterization, sexual intercourse, is the main prerequisite for the development not only of endometriosis, but its dangerous complications, which include endometrial cysts on the cervix, female infertility.

Causes of

Today are 4 main causes of the disease:

1. Hormonal balance after frequent abortion, uncontrolled intake of contraceptives, increased estrogen levels.
2. Congenital or acquired immune deficiency, decreased phagocytic activity.
3. Lymphogenous and hematogenous path growths mucosa. The so-called theory of metastasis suggests that cervical endometriosis developed after cells endometrial shock lymph or blood get into the muscle layer, are introduced into it and form the pathological pockets sprawl.
4. prerequisites complex - genetic inheritance, decreased immunity, frequent injury of the neck in the process of operations and childbirth, anemia, liver failure, chronic indolent infection, the use of intrauterine devices, adverse conditions life.

Endometriosis is considered hormone-dependent diseases, respectively, the severity of symptoms depends on the concentration and the ratio of progesterone and estrogen in the blood. Overall, the pathology is benign, but in rare cases, the growths cells can regenerate.

symptoms

Symptomatology endometriosis depends on the localization of the pathological process:

• bloody spotting, starting 2 days before menstruation and lasting up to one week after their completion;
• secret with blood during and after sexual intercourse;
• isolation, not associated with menstruation (acyclic).

Much less likely to occur pain associated with endometriosis. Usually it is noted before menstruation and during the first days, when viewed, intercourse, intense physical stress.

Diagnostics

Diagnosis is after inspection and other investigations. For diagnostic uses, methods such as:

• inspection in the mirror. It allows visualization reddish blue or dark lesions on the mucous membrane, which in this case has a pale shade;
• biopsy;
• cervical colposcopy;
• histological examination;
• cytologic analysis.

Further analysis may be needed to clarify the hormonal status, general and biochemical blood tests, US endometriosis.

How to treat

Treatment involves the use of surgical and conservative methods. In Russia increasingly used complete removal (moxibustion) lesions, while in European countries, the main method is to use gormonosoderzhaschih therapy and other medications.

surgical methods

When using surgical techniques carried removal of pathological parts of the expanded mucosa. Usually this is preceded by treatment with hormonal agents. If, during the 4-month period, this therapy does not work, endometrial growths are removed promptly.

Affected areas are removed in the following ways:

• laser photocoagulation;
• the use of radio waves;
• cryosurgery.

With the localization of the pathological process common to use endoscopic methods of cervical vaginal part. In this case, excision or cauterization foci is performed outside or through the vagina without notches.

In rare cases, a doctor may be recommended hysterectomy. Usually this method is used, if the proliferation process covers the neighboring organs, causing severe pain, is progressing rapidly.

hormone therapy

In cervical endometriosis treatment with hormonal agents it is optimal if proliferation has small area and is in the initial stage. Use the following tools:

• progestins;
• antigonadotropiny;
• COC (combined contraceptives);
• antioestrogens.

Treatment usually begins with the use of small doses, giving results. Parallel to assess the effectiveness of therapy and, if necessary, the dose or drug combination is adjusted by the attending physician.

sedation

As a means of sedatives are used to relieve symptoms of the disease. They are usually prescribed to reduce anxiety, PMS symptoms. The choice of medication depends on the severity of symptoms:

• phenazepam;
• tazepam;
• Apselan;
• tincture of valerian, hawthorn.

Such tools are used only in the treatment along with gormonosoderzhaschih and other drugs (anti-inflammatory, vitamin).

Physiotherapy

Physical therapy techniques are aimed at strengthening the immune system, the decrease in the pathological proliferation of the endometrium, decrease pain. Apply the following procedures:

• balneotherapy;
• treatment current;
• laser and ultra short-wave radiation;
• magnetic therapy;
• hydrotherapy.

ATylechit disease only by means of such manipulation is impossible, but it allows physiotherapy accelerate recovery, restore reproductive function of women, to postpone operative intervention.

combined treatment

Combination treatments of endometriosis involve use of different regimens, for example the combination of:

• intrauterine devices with the releasing device for dosed regular administration of drugs to the affected mucous portion;
• single-phase oral contraceptives for at least 9 months;
• injection of Depo-Provera once;
• schemes of gonadotropin-releasing factor minimum six months in a row.

In addition to endometrial tissue has stopped intensive growth, in parallel appointed anti-inflammatory drugs, vitamins and enzyme complexes.

Folk remedies

Traditional methods of treatment include:

• liqueurs;
• broths;
• medicated tampons based on vegetable raw materials.

In the recipes of traditional medicine use the root of the coil, cinquefoil, sweet, stinging nettle leaves, grass, shepherd's purse, upland uterus, clay. As monotherapy such method of treatment is not applied because it is only an auxiliary. Moreover, to accept such products based on natural ingredients is possible only after the recommendation of the attending physician.

Effects

If untreated and progressive pathological cell proliferation cervical mucus layer is deformed all tissues. It is fraught with severe pain during menstruation, sexual intercourse, and infertility.

The cycle is disrupted, blood may appear acyclic precipitates. Other complications:

• the risk of malignant degeneration of tissues;
• miscarriage, spontaneous abortion;
• neurological disorders;
• regular pain syndrome;
• forming background pathologies.

With the development of a bleeding disease worse, the pain increases. The final point becomes a hysterectomy, the ovaries and appendages that fundamentally violates the hormonal balance, leading to premature aging.

Is it possible to pregnancy

In pathological endometrial sprawl increases the risk of abortion, so treatment should be carried out at the stage of conception planning. According to statistics, it comes only after complete recovery in 15-50% of women during the first year after treatment.

If pregnancy still occurs, it is possible the development of dangerous pathologies. Improper functioning of the ovaries, abnormal hormone levels, reduced patency of tubes increase the risk of miscarriage, especially in the early stages. The probability of disease increases even more if the woman has a background of the disease, is over the age of 30 years.

In the early stages, before the 8th week of pregnancy, sometimes as a therapy are appointed by the hormonal drugs that have no effect on the fetus, but can stop the rapid growth of endometrial tissue.

The exact causes of this disease has not yet been established. It is believed that leads to a disease complex factors, the main of which are hormonal disorders and trauma regular cervical scraping, abortion. Also installed a genetic predisposition to the disease.

By itself, cervical endometriosis is not the cause of infertility, but it leads to it in the event that the pathology running, the tissue grows in progress, it covers the neighboring organs and causes the adhesive disease, breaking flotation tubes.