title: The enigmatic cervix.
abstract: Because of the serious complications associated with cervicitis, detection of the clinical signs of cervicitis is paramount importance to the reproductive health of young women. This article discusses causes of infectious and noninfectious cervicitis, as well as, the interactions of cervicitis with well-known diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sweet
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D012098:Reproduction; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis