Irregular menstruation should be taken seriously When it comes to cervical cancer many people will think of the death of the generation of superstar Anita Mui due to the disease. “In fact, cervical cancer is not as scary as one might think. Cervical cancer is the only disease among gynecological tumors that can be detected and prevented early through medical checkups. As long as you pay attention to regular medical checkups, most of them can be detected and treated at the precancerous stage, and the treatment of earlier precancerous lesions does not require removal of the uterus and does not have much impact on future fertility.” Xiao Lin came to the director with “abnormal menstruation”. The initial physical examination did not reveal any obvious abnormality, and her menstruation was quite normal. But after careful questioning, Xiaolin’s medical history caught the director’s attention. She has had three boyfriends, two miscarriages, and occasionally bloody leukorrhea after sex. The director gave Xiao Lin a complete set of tests for the cervix, cervical liquid-based cytology (TCT), high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and colposcopic cervical biopsy. The results showed that cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III, (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is also called precancerous lesion, there are three levels, grade III is the most serious level) was positive for high-risk HPV. This scared Xiaolin’s mother, and Director Lu explained to her, “It’s not good to be sick, but early detection and treatment is a good thing. Fortunately, we were able to come early to check it out, and it can be cured with a minor surgery.” The director performed a cold knife conization procedure on Xiao Lin’s cervix, which took ten minutes to complete. The procedure only removed the diseased part of the cervix, preserving the uterus and not affecting future pregnancies. Three years after the operation, everything was normal in the examination. However, Ms. Zhang, a 35-year-old patient admitted recently, was not so lucky. She had not had a cervical examination for 10 years, and when she had symptoms and went to the provincial Tongde Hospital for examination, she already had cervical cancer. Director Lu Wen removed her uterine adnexa, and she will have to live with artificial hormones in the future. When it comes to the causes of cervical cancer, Director Lu Wen said that high-risk HPV infection is an important cause of cervical precancer and cervical cancer. HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, and all women who have sexual intercourse have the chance to be infected. There is a view that if people live long enough, high-risk HPV infection will cause cervical cancer sooner or later. However, because most people live only a few decades, some high-risk HPV infections have not yet had time to cause cervical cancer. Since the high incidence of HPV infection is between the ages of 20-25, it has caused the phenomenon of younger cervical cancer. In addition, early sexual intercourse and inflammation of the cervix caused by injuries such as abortion are also contributing to the increased incidence of cervical cancer. Women who have early sex, women who have multiple pregnancies and premature births, women who have multiple sexual partners or spouses with multiple sexual partners, women who have had sexually transmitted diseases, women who smoke and use drugs and are malnourished, and women who have cervical lesions are six groups of people who are at high risk of cervical cancer and should pay special attention to prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer. First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to personal hygiene, such as menstrual hygiene. At the same time, it is important to treat chronic inflammation and precancerous lesions of the cervix and prevent sexually transmitted diseases. It is especially important to pay attention to the early signs of cervical cancer, such as unexplained vaginal bleeding during sex, even if it is a very small amount, which should not be ignored. Because this kind of signal will not appear after every sexual intercourse. It may reappear after six months, but by then the tumor may have progressed and lost the good opportunity of early treatment. It is recommended for those who have sex to have regular health checkups and cervical liquid-based cytology (TCT) at least once a year, which is an important cancer prevention screening. The 5-year survival rate of early stage cervical cancer is over 80%. Early detection and early treatment are quite ideal for patients, and precancerous lesions can generally be completely cured.