women s health issues
Cervicitis
Diagnosis of Cervicitis
A doctor's evaluation Tests on a sample taken from the cervix A woman should see her doctor if she has a persistent, unusual vaginal discharge, vaginal bleeding other than during menstrual periods, or pain during sexual intercourse. However, because cervicitis often causes no symptoms, it may be diagnosed during a routine pelvic examination. If symptoms suggest cervicitis, doctors do a Gynecologic Examination . They check for a discharge from the cervix and touch the cervix with a swab to see whether it bleeds easily. If a puslike discharge is present and if the cervix bleeds easily, cervicitis is likely. If symptoms suggest pelvic inflammatory disease, doctors use a swab to obtain a sample from the cervix to be tested for infectious organisms that can cause sexually transmitted infections (such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichomoniasis) or bacterial vaginosis. 