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Medical Author:

Arasi Thangavelu-Veluswamy, MD, FAAEM

Coauthor:

Suzanne R Trupin, MD

Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Cervicitis Symptoms

In the mildest form of cervicitis, you may not notice any symptoms at all.

• The first symptom of cervicitis likely will be a vaginal discharge that becomes more pronounced immediately following your menstrual period.
  
  
• Other signs include the following:
  
  
  • Bleeding
    
    
  • Itching
    
    
  • Irritation of the external genitals
    
    
  • Pain during intercourse
    
    
  • Bleeding or spotting after sexual intercourse or between periods
    
    
  • A burning sensation during urination
  
  
  • Lower back pain or pain low in the abdomen, sometimes felt only during sexual intercourse
  
  
• A more severe case of cervicitis can cause a profuse, almost puslike, discharge with an unpleasant odor, accompanied by intense vaginal itchiness or abdominal pain.
  
  
• If the infection gets into your system, you may also have fever, nausea, and abdominal pain.