{"id":3204,"date":"2021-12-08T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusfoundation.org\/?post_type=sw_disease_condition&#038;p=3204"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:54:18","slug":"cervicitis","status":"publish","type":"sw_disease_condition","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/cervicitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervicitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focused-ultrasound-therapy\">Focused Ultrasound Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound is a noninvasive, therapeutic technology with the potential to improve the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with chronic cervicitis. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it Works<\/strong><br>Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces precise ablation (thermal destruction of tissue) enabling chronic cervicitis to be treated without surgery. While significant work has been accomplished, there is still much to be done before this technology will be widely available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><br>The primary options for treatment of chronic cervicitis include medication or surgical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a noninvasive alternative to surgery with less risk of complications \u2013 such as surgical wound healing or infection \u2013 at a lower cost. It can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue and is repeatable, if necessary. It also&nbsp;protects the physiological functions and biological structure of the cervix and is considered a safe treatment with no scars and a low recurrence rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-trials\">Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of cervicitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/search?cond=Cervicitis&amp;term=focused%20ultrasound&amp;aggFilters=status:not%20rec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-a-treatment-site\">Find a Treatment Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/the-technology\/treatment-sites\/?indication=Cervicitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search for a treatment center or clinical trial near you.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-regulatory-approval-and-reimbursement\">Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound treatment for cervicitis has been approved in Asia. It has not yet approved by other regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notable-papers\">Notable Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Li L, Zhang G, Sun M, Lang J, Yu X.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41867046\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Application of high-intensity focused ultrasound in\u00a0gynaecological\u00a0diseases<\/strong><\/a>. Int J Hyperthermia. 2026 Dec;43(1):2635294.\u00a0doi: 10.1080\/02656736.2026.2635294.\u00a0Epub\u00a02026 Mar 23. PMID: 41867046\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang W, Zhou H, Liu Y, Ren J, Chen L. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37010893\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Changes in cervical cytokine profiles following focused ultrasound treatment for high-risk human papillomavirus infection-related low-grade cervical lesions<\/a><\/strong>. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Sep;162(3):983-988. doi: 10.1002\/ijgo.14768. Epub 2023 Apr 3. PMID: 37010893<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang W, Liu Y, Yang Y, Ren J, Zhou H. <strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36604622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Changes in vaginal microbiome after focused ultrasound treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus infection-related low-grade cervical lesions<\/a><\/strong>. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 5;23(1):3. doi: 10.1186\/s12879-022-07937-8. 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