What does cervical biopsy mean?

Cervical biopsy is a common gynecological examination method. Through cervical biopsy, the condition of a woman's cervix can be well determined, and whether she has some cervical diseases, such as cervical cancer. When women undergo cervical biopsy, there are many things they need to pay attention to in order to ensure the accuracy of the examination. Next, I will introduce to you some precautions for cervical biopsy!

1. What does cervical biopsy mean?

A cervical biopsy is a biopsy of the cervix, which means taking a small piece or several pieces of tissue from the cervix for pathological examination to confirm the diagnosis. It is mostly used when the cervix is ​​suspected of cancer or there are suspicious cells in the cervical scraping. A cervical biopsy can confirm the diagnosis and determine treatment. Cervical biopsy is the most reliable basis for diagnosing cervical cancer. Whether it is early or late stage cervical cancer, this examination must be performed to determine the pathological type and degree of cell differentiation of the cancer.

2. Precautions for cervical biopsy

Cervical biopsy should pay attention to the following points:

1. It is best not to have sex one week before menstruation or during menstruation to prevent bleeding.

2. Before the operation, the leucorrhea should be checked in advance to confirm that there is no vaginitis before a biopsy can be performed.

3. The biopsy site may bleed, so do not have sexual intercourse, vaginal douching or sitz baths within 1 to 2 weeks after the examination. If vaginal bleeding is heavy, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment.

4. If you have a colposcopy, you can take a biopsy under the colposcopy to improve the accuracy of diagnosis.

3. Indications for cervical biopsy

1. Increased leucorrhea with a fishy odor

Many women think they have vaginitis when they experience this symptom, but treatment is ineffective. Cervical cancer can also be manifested by increased and foul-smelling vaginal discharge, which can be differentially diagnosed through cervical biopsy.

2. Irregular vaginal bleeding

There are many reasons for irregular vaginal bleeding, and cervical lesions cannot be ruled out. Women who have this symptom for a long time should get checked out as soon as possible to see if it is caused by cancer.

3. Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

It is common in elderly women who have vaginal bleeding after menopause. This is a very dangerous signal and you must go to the hospital for examination if you experience this phenomenon.

4. Contact bleeding (bleeding after sexual intercourse and gynecological examination)

Although traumatic bleeding cannot be ruled out, it may also be caused by cervical cancer.

5. Cervical inflammation that cannot be cured for a long time

Cervical erosion is often a physiological phenomenon (displacement of columnar epithelium), but early cervical cancer may also appear as erosion, and screening and identification are performed based on cervical cytology.

6. Gynecological examination revealed that the cervix was hard

It may be a sign of cancer.

7. Health check-up

During the health check-up, cervical smear cytology examination found cancer cells and suspicious cancer cells.