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Cervicitis (cont.)

When to Seek Medical Care

  • Call your health care provider if you have the following symptoms:

    • A yellow puslike vaginal discharge

    • Difficult or painful urination

    • Increased frequency in urination

    • Pelvic pain

    • Bleeding or spotting after sexual intercourse or between periods

    • Pain low in the abdomen, sometimes felt only during sexual intercourse

  • Go immediately to a hospital's emergency department if you have a great deal of vaginal discharge, fevers, chills, nausea and vomiting, severe abdominal pain, dizziness, or any other symptoms that you think might be an emergency.



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