Causes of abnormal vaginal discharge depending on speculum and microscopic examination Type of Cause of discharge Number (%) of vaginal women smear Normal Physiological 081 (14.36)
Cervical erosion 101 (17.91) Cervicitis 060 (10.64) PID 021 (03.72) Vaginitis * Bacterial vaginosis 220 (39.01) Candidiasis 043 (07.62) Trichomonal vaginitis 038 (06.74) Total 564 (100) * 10 had
cervical erosion, 4 had cervicitis and 3 had pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) along with vaginitis.
The most common clinical findings were cervical erosion (58% in rural and 57% in urban women), followed by cervical inflammation (25% and 28% respectively).
% Cervical erosion 230 57.5% 116 58% 114 57% Cervical inflammation 106 24.5% 50 25% 56 28% Cervical hypertrophy 36 09% 22 11% 16 8% Healthy cervix 26 6.5% 12 6% 14 7% Table-7: Histological interpretation of pap smears Cytodiagnosis Total (400) Rural (200) Urban (200) No.
The term "erosion" means that the tender cells lining the neck of the womb have formed a rather delicate and fragile rim around its opening and, though most women with
cervical erosion have few symptoms, it may bleed when touched.
So Angela wasn't perturbed when she was told she was suffering from
cervical erosion.
Significant proportion of women had
cervical erosions in study subjects (8%) as compared to control subjects (1.25%).
Maximum number of cases of
cervical erosions are in 4th decade ie.
