What medicine to take for cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease

Cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease are two particularly common diseases among women of childbearing age, especially those who have already given birth. They are also diseases that can have a great impact on the health of women's reproductive system. Whether it is cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease, there are corresponding effective treatments, and drug treatment is one of them. So, what medicines can patients with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease take to recover their health as soon as possible?

1. Introduction to cervicitis

Cervicitis is one of the common gynecological diseases, which is more common in women of childbearing age. It is caused by damage to the cervix and invasion of pathogens, including inflammation of the cervicovaginal part and inflammation of the cervical canal mucosa. The cervix is ​​an important line of defense to prevent pathogens from the lower reproductive tract from entering the upper reproductive tract, but the single-layer columnar epithelium of the cervical canal itself has poor resistance to infection. If it is damaged by mechanical stimulation such as sexual intercourse, childbirth, abortion, and surgery, it is more susceptible to infection.

Clinically, cervicitis is divided into acute and chronic types, with chronic inflammation being the most common. The main symptoms of acute cervicitis are redness and swelling of the cervix and edema of the cervical mucosa, often accompanied by acute vaginitis or acute endometritis. Chronic cervicitis has many manifestations such as cervical erosion, cervical hypertrophy, cervical polyps, cervical glandular cysts and cervical eversion. Chronic cervicitis has a certain relationship with cervical cancer, so it should be actively prevented and treated. Women over 30 with cervicitis should have regular cervical smears to check for cancer cells.

2. Introduction to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease, or pelvic inflammation, refers to inflammation of the female pelvic reproductive organs, connective tissue around the uterus, and pelvic peritoneum. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is often caused by incomplete treatment of the acute phase. It has a long duration and is a stubborn disease. Bacteria retrogradely infect the pelvis through the uterus and fallopian tubes.

But in real life, not all women will suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease, only a few will develop it. This is because the female reproductive system has a natural defense function that can resist bacterial invasion under normal circumstances. Pelvic inflammatory disease will only occur when the body's resistance decreases or the female's natural defense function is destroyed due to other reasons.

3. What medicine is best for cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease?

Cervicitis is inflammation of the cervix, and pelvic inflammatory disease is inflammation of the entire pelvic cavity. Cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease are generally treated with antibiotics first. The treatment course for cervicitis is seven days, while the treatment course for pelvic inflammatory disease is generally fourteen days. If the general condition is good, the symptoms are not very serious, and the patient can tolerate oral antibiotics, oral or intramuscular antibiotics can be given for treatment.

Generally, oral medication is the first choice for treatment. You can take 400 mg ofloxacin twice a day and add 400 mg of metronidazole orally two to three times a day for fourteen days. During the oral period, you can add Chinese medicine that promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, clears heat and detoxifies, such as Yinqiao Jiedu Decoction or other Chinese patent medicines for treatment. If the general condition is poor and the condition is serious, hospitalization is required for comprehensive treatment with antibiotics as the main treatment.