What is a cervical retention cyst?

The so-called cervical retention cysts, also known as cervical nuchal cysts, are in the majority of cases a physiological change in women, which is the result of localized fluid accumulation in the cervix. Cervical retention cysts in women are often considered to be caused by new squamous epithelium, which replaces the columnar epithelium, and the squamous epithelium nerves the cervical ducts or directly covers the cervical ducts, thus completely blocking them and preventing the fluid in the cervical ducts from draining, thus leading to cervical retention cysts. Cervical retention cysts are usually physiological changes and benign lesions that do not affect the woman’s body and do not become malignant, so even after detection, they usually do not require any treatment and only require follow-up TCT and HPV tests to rule out cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. However, in a very small percentage of women, cervical retention cysts may be due to chronic cervical inflammatory irritation, so if there is an abnormal leukorrhea discharge at this time, then it is often necessary to consider checking the leukorrhea routine and then treating it vaginally with medications such as povidone-based suppositories, not just medication for cervical retention cysts. If a woman has a Lipo knife or laser surgery for cervical erosion, then the cyst bubble can be poked during the procedure to allow the cyst fluid to flow out.