What causes cervicitis?

For women with cervicitis, the symptoms are not very obvious in the early stages, and there is generally no pain, but there will be more vaginal discharge. Many women will take it lightly or take chances, thinking that the disease will get better on its own. This wrong idea will lead to worsening of the condition, so you should go to the hospital for examination and cooperate with treatment in time, and find the cause based on your own situation. The common causes of cervicitis are as follows.

Why do girls get cervicitis?

First, mechanical stimulation or injury: The causes of cervicitis are relatively complex. Cervicitis is mainly related to sexual life. Multiple abortions or lack of attention to sexual hygiene can easily affect the health of the uterus, increase the incidence of cervicitis, and induce more serious gynecological diseases.

Second, vaginal foreign body and infection: placing an intrauterine contraceptive device in the vagina can easily lead to bacterial infection. If not properly cared for, it may cause cervicitis. After the intrauterine contraceptive device is placed, you should pay attention to personal hygiene and sexual hygiene, do a good job of comprehensive care, choose cotton underwear with good breathability, and absolutely prohibit sexual intercourse during menstruation.

Third, chemical stimulation: Women who frequently flush the vagina with potassium permanganate solution or put suppositories into the vagina may cause cervicitis. Women need to master the correct method of cleaning the vagina and vulva. Do not use high-concentration lotions to clean the vagina, and do not over-clean the vagina, otherwise it will cause an imbalance of vaginal flora.

How to diagnose and examine cervicitis

diagnosis

1. Acute cervicitis

The presence of purulent or mucopurulent secretions visible to the naked eye on the cervical canal or cervical canal cotton swab specimens, or when the cervical canal is wiped with a cotton swab, it is easy to induce intracervical bleeding. The presence of either of these two characteristic signs, coupled with an increased white blood cell count in microscopic examination of cervical or vaginal secretions, can make a preliminary diagnosis of acute cervicitis. After the diagnosis of cervical inflammation, further examination is required to identify the pathogen.

2. Chronic cervicitis

Based on the clinical manifestations and results of gynecological examinations, a preliminary diagnosis of chronic cervicitis can be made, but care should be taken to differentiate the positive signs found in the gynecological examination from the common pathophysiological changes of the cervix (cervical precancerous lesions or early cervical cancer).

examine

1. Acute cervicitis

(1) Gynecological examination may reveal cervical congestion, redness and swelling, accompanied by cervical mucosal edema and ectropion. The cervix is ​​obviously tender. There is purulent discharge from the cervix.

(2) White blood cell test: Check the white blood cells in the endocervical secretions or vaginal secretions. In patients with acute cervicitis, the neutrophil count in the endocervical purulent secretions is greater than 30/high-power field of view, and the white blood cell count in the vaginal secretions is greater than 10/high-power field of view.

(3) Pathogen detection: Perform cervical secretion smear or bacterial culture to find pathogenic bacteria. When chlamydial infection is suspected, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be performed to detect Chlamydia trachomatis antigen.