Cervicitis

Etiology

  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
  • Trichomonas infection (severe)
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Cervical inflammation due to vaginitis
  • Cervical ectropion
  • Cervical ectopy (columnar epithelium on face of os, common in adolescence)
  • Cervical cancer
  • Reaction to douches, tampons, diaphragm

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Last updated: December 1, 2014