What are the symptoms of cervicitis?

Cervicitis is a common disease among women. It will not cause much harm to women, but if it is not cured for a long time and the disease worsens, the harm will be great. So, what are the symptoms of cervicitis?

Cervicitis was rare in the past, mainly seen in cases of infected abortion, puerperal infection, cervical injury or vaginal foreign body infection. Common pathogens include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, etc. In recent years, with the increase of sexually transmitted diseases, acute cervicitis has become a common disease.

Currently, the most common pathogens of acute cervicitis are Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Both Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infect the columnar epithelium of the endocervical canal, spreading along the mucosal surface to cause superficial infection, causing mucopurulent cervical mucositis. In addition to the columnar epithelium of the endocervical canal, Neisseria gonorrhoeae often invades the transitional epithelium of the urethra, the paraurethral glands and the Bartholin's glands. Chlamydia trachomatis infection only occurs in the columnar epithelium of the endocervical canal and does not infect the squamous epithelium, so it does not cause vaginitis, but only forms acute cervicitis.

What are the symptoms of cervicitis? The pathological changes of acute cervicitis include redness and swelling of the cervix, congestion and edema of the cervical mucosa, congestion of blood vessels, infiltration of a large number of neutrophils around the cervical mucosa and submucosal tissues and glands, purulent secretions in the glandular cavity, and secretions that can flow out through the external cervical opening, showing acute inflammatory changes.

The main symptoms are increased vaginal discharge, which is mucopurulent. The stimulation of vaginal discharge can cause vulvar itching, accompanied by low back pain and lower abdominal pain. In addition, there are often lower urinary tract symptoms such as urgency, frequency and pain when urinating. Chlamydia trachomatis infection can also cause symptoms such as increased menstrual flow, intermenstrual bleeding, and bleeding after sexual intercourse.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of cervicitis. I hope the above introduction will be helpful for everyone to treat the disease. If you have any questions, you can consult an online doctor.