How to identify common symptoms of acute cervicitis

Cervicitis is a disease that seriously endangers women's health and affects their healthy life. The symptoms of acute cervicitis are often more obvious, and it is most likely to occur suddenly, causing health damage to patients. At the same time, acute cervicitis is also relatively easy to diagnose. Accurately distinguishing acute cervicitis can help patients receive timely treatment and effectively control the disease.

Increased vaginal discharge is the most common and sometimes even the only symptom of acute cervicitis, which is often purulent. Since cervicitis often coexists with urethritis, cystitis or acute vaginitis, acute endometritis, etc., other symptoms of cervicitis are often masked, such as varying degrees of pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region and bladder irritation. In acute gonococcal cervicitis, there may be varying degrees of fever and leukocytosis.

Infections caused by various pathogens may present with secretions of different characteristics, which can sometimes be identified by visual inspection. You can refer to the chapters on vulvar inflammation and vaginal inflammation for details, but for an accurate diagnosis it is still advisable to take a smear or culture of cervical secretions for targeted treatment.

Increased vaginal discharge is the most common and sometimes even the only symptom of acute cervicitis, which is often purulent. Since cervicitis often coexists with urethritis, cystitis or acute vaginitis, acute endometritis, etc., other symptoms of cervicitis are often masked, such as varying degrees of pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region and bladder irritation. In acute gonococcal cervicitis, there may be varying degrees of fever and leukocytosis.

The above are the most common symptoms of acute cervicitis. I hope that by understanding the symptoms of acute cervicitis, readers can be more vigilant, strengthen their understanding of the disease, and avoid delays in treatment due to ignoring symptoms.

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