This describes the situation in which columnar epithelium, continuous with that of the cervical canal, replaces the stratified squamous epithelium that normally covers the vaginal portion of the cervix.
Erosions are thought to be oestrogen dependent as they:
An erosion may also occur in newborn infants and may persist into childhood. This congenital erosion is not abnormal.
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