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Cervical ectropion and Nabothian cysts

Ectropium cervicis uteri; ovula Nabothi · Ektropium děložního hrdla a Nabothova vajíčka

female only

What it is

The soft glandular lining of the cervical canal shows on its outer face — red and quick to spot blood, but harmless; Nabothian cysts are plugged glands on the same surface.

Symptoms & signs

  • Often none
  • bleeding after sex
  • more clear or white discharge
  • spotting between periods
  • small smooth bumps seen at a smear

🚩 Get help if…

  • see a doctor soon Bleeding after sex that keeps happening
  • see a doctor soon Bleeding between periods or after menopause
  • see a doctor soon Smelly or discoloured discharge or pelvic pain
  • see a doctor soon Overdue or abnormal smear test

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Smear and HPV test to rule out other causes
  • reassurance — it is normal on the pill, in pregnancy and in youth
  • stop or change the combined pill
  • cold coagulation or cautery if bleeding is troublesome
  • nothing needed for Nabothian cysts

Natural & lifestyle

  • Condoms if infections recur
  • wait — it often settles

Emerging & experimental

  • Laser vaporisation
  • trials comparing cautery methods

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Herbal douches and pessaries — untested; they can irritate and cause infection anecdotal / traditional
  • Vitamin supplements to 'heal the cervix' — untested anecdotal / traditional

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