With the continuous expansion of women’s stress, in recent years, the incidence of gynecological diseases has also gradually increased. Because this type of disease is relatively private, some women have not chosen to go to the hospital for treatment. When they feel that their condition has already exceeded the control of medication, they have no choice but to go to the hospital for a physical examination. What should one do if the cervical iodine test is positive?

Difference between positive and negative iodine tests

Normal cervical or vaginal squamous epithelium contains abundant glycogen, which can be stained brown by iodine solution, indicating a positive test. Cervical canal columnar epithelial cells, cervical erosion, and abnormal squamous epithelial cells do not stain after iodine solution is applied because there is no glycogen present, indicating a negative iodine test. A positive iodine test indicates that the cells in the cervical position are normal, while a negative iodine test indicates that the cells in the cervical position are abnormal, and the probability of having cervical cancer is relatively high. In this case, it is necessary to conduct pathological examination of the affected cells to further confirm the diagnosis. If the examination confirms that the patient has cervical cancer or is highly suspicious of precancerous lesions, immediate surgical treatment should be carried out.

A positive iodine test for cervical erosion does not mean that the patient has cervical cancer, but only that the probability of having cervical cancer will increase and the risk will increase. The recognized test for cervical cancer is cervical biopsy. If the patient has cervical erosion, the doctor will recommend further examination. When the examination shows problems, a cervical biopsy is needed. Cervical biopsy is equivalent to the method of diagnosing cervical cancer. It can not only diagnose whether the patient has cervical cancer but also determine the stage and type of cervical cancer, to help the doctor better formulate a treatment plan for the patient.

Women with cervical cancer do not need to panic. Although it is difficult to cure this disease now, there is still a way. If the diagnosis is cervical cancer, the doctor will advise the woman to undergo a hysterectomy, and in some cases, a lymph node dissection operation will be continued. This is to prevent the spread or metastasis of cervical tumor cells. If the tumor cells spread or metastasize, the difficulty of treatment will increase.

In our vicinity, the number of patients with cervical cancer is still relatively small, but there are still many women suffering from cervical diseases, such as cervicitis, endometritis, cervical erosion, etc. When such diseases occur, it is necessary to start treatment as soon as possible to prevent the condition from continuing to worsen, ultimately leading to adverse effects that cannot be reversed. At that time, even if one regrets, it is too late.