What happened to the urethral meatus?

  Urethral caruncle is a relatively common lesion in women, also known as urethral granuloma or vascular polyp, which mainly appears as a benign polyp-like excrescence at the end of the female urethra, often located posterior to the urethral orifice. The reasons for its occurrence are more varied and may be related to chronic inflammatory stimulation of the vulva, severely reduced estrogen levels, local submucosal varicose veins and prolapsed urethral mucosa ectropion. It is mostly found in postmenopausal women, and urethral meatus is rare in premenopausal and adolescent women.  Clinical symptoms are mainly painful urethral orifice and contact bleeding, the former can appear burning pain, pain during urination, pain during intercourse, daily clothing may also lead to local friction pain, the latter is mostly seen after intercourse or friction, local bleeding, but mostly a small amount of bleeding, rarely heavy bleeding, in addition, some patients may also appear urinary bifurcation or In addition, some patients may also experience urinary bifurcation or dispersion of urination.  After the appearance of the meatus, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check, if necessary, to take part of the biopsy for pathological examination, in order to identify some malignant lesions.  Treatment options: 1, if the patient does not have obvious clinical symptoms, no treatment can be used, daily attention to protect the neck, choose more comfortable loose underwear, reduce local friction, can reduce the frequency of symptoms; 2, if the patient has clinical symptoms, two types of treatment can be taken: (1) oral or topical hormone ointment, supplement their own hormone levels to relieve symptoms; (2) surgery, depending on the size of the local caruncle. Surgical treatment, according to the size of the local caruncle, choose laser, freezing, surgical excision and other ways.  On a daily basis, pay more attention to check your body, and if you find a caruncle, be sure to pay attention to review, early detection of symptoms and early intervention treatment to avoid aggravation of the disease.