The main symptoms of chronic cervicitis

Chronic cervicitis is a common gynecological disease with many clinical symptoms. The most common one is increased vaginal discharge, which often leads to abdominal distension and pain, lower back pain, and sometimes some urinary system symptoms. It can cause urinary tract infection, often causing menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, etc., and should be checked and treated in a timely manner. Let's take a look at the main symptoms of chronic cervicitis.

The main symptoms of chronic cervicitis

1. Increased leucorrhea

Sometimes it is the only symptom of chronic cervicitis. It is usually thick mucus or purulent mucus. Sometimes the secretions may contain blood or a small amount of blood, and there may also be contact bleeding. Vulvar itching may be caused by irritation from leucorrhea.

2. Pain

Pain often occurs in the lower abdomen or lumbosacral region, and sometimes in the upper abdomen, thighs and hip joints. It worsens during menstruation, bowel movements or sexual intercourse, especially when the inflammation extends posteriorly along the uterosacral ligament or along the bottom of the broad ligament of the uterus, forming chronic parauterine connective tissue inflammation. The pain is even worse when the cardinal ligament of the cervix thickens. Whenever the cervix is ​​touched, it immediately causes pain in the iliac fossa and lumbosacral region. Some patients may even experience nausea, affecting their sexual life.

3. Bladder and bowel symptoms

Chronic cervicitis can spread through the lymphatic channels or directly spread to the bladder trigone or the connective tissue around the bladder. As a result, as soon as there is urine in the bladder, there is an urge to defecate, and symptoms of frequent urination or difficulty urinating appear, but the urine is clear and the routine urine test is normal. In some cases, the inflammation continues to spread or pass through the lymphatic pathways connecting the cervix, bladder trigone, and ureters, causing secondary urinary tract infection. Intestinal symptoms are less common than bladder symptoms, and some patients experience pain during bowel movements.

4. Other symptoms

Such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, pelvic heaviness, etc.

Causes

It is often due to incomplete treatment of acute cervicitis, and pathogens hide in the cervical mucosa to form chronic inflammation. It is more common after delivery, miscarriage or surgical injury to the cervix, when pathogens invade and cause infection. The pathogens of chronic cervicitis are mainly Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli and anaerobic bacteria. Currently, chronic cervicitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections is also increasing. In addition, some viruses such as herpes simplex virus have also become common pathogens.