Related articles: Cervicitis
Definition
Cervicitis is the acute or chronic inflammation of the uterine cervix (lower part of the uterus, shaped like a neck, which opens into the vagina). Often caused by sexually transmitted infections - such as gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, genital herpes or, more frequently, chlamydia - cervicitis manifests itself with yellowish or grayish vaginal discharge, pain during urination and bleeding from the vagina after sexual intercourse, outside of the menstrual period or post-menopause. Other possible causes of cervicitis include allergic processes, such as the latex of condoms, and alterations of the vaginal microbial flora (bacterial vaginosis).Most common symptoms and signs *
- Abdominal pain
- Pain during sexual intercourse
- Vaginal hemorrhage in the early stages of pregnancy
- Metrorrhagia
- Vaginal discharge
- Vaginal bleeding
- Smelly vaginal secretions
Further indications
Cervicitis often occurs asymptomatically and is occasionally discovered during a routine examination (pap test); in addition to performing this examination with the regularity recommended by your gynecologist, it is important to promptly turn to it in case the typical symptoms of this inflammation appear, which when neglected can also cause serious complications.
