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Cervicitis Learning Center

Symptoms could include:
Abnormal vaginal bleeding; After intercourse; After menopause; Between periods; Unusual vaginal discharge; Does not go away; Gray, white, or yellow color; May have an odor; Painful sexual intercourse; Pain in the vagina;
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2008
The most common cause of cervicitis is infection, either local or as a result of various sexually transmitted diseases , such as chlamydia or gonorrhea . Cervicitis can also be caused by birth control devices such as a cervical cap or diaphragm, o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is abnormal bleeding from the vagina that is due to changes in hormone levels.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Pain in the vaginal canal is usually associated with an underlying medical and/or psychological condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. The same term is used whether the pain results from a medical or a psychosocial problem. Dyspareunia may be diagnosed in men and women, although the diagnosis is rare in men; when it does occur in men, it...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Pain is a universal human experience. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Pain, medically termed "nociception," is a response to noxious stimuli that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons . The discomfort signals actual or impending injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awaren...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also includes perception, ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by nerves in the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also includes perception, ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Vaginal discharge refers to secretions from the vagina. Such discharge can vary in: Consistency (thick, pasty, thin; Color (clear, cloudy, white, yellow, green; Smell (normal, odorless, bad odor.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 1, 2009
Intermenstrual bleeding is bleeding from the uterus that occurs between menstrual periods.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 26, 2008
Any procedure or medication that interferes with the functioning of the testes or ovaries affects fertility. The choices made before cancer treatment begins can determine whether the patient will remain fertile after treatment. Prior to deciding o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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