Inflammation of the cervical canal

The vagina is connected to the uterine cavity through a so-called cervical canal. Quite often, women of childbearing age are diagnosed with inflammation of the mucous cervical canal, or endocervicitis.

Symptoms of inflammation of the cervical canal

Signs of this disease, occurring in an acute form, are similar to the symptoms of any other inflammatory processes in the female sexual sphere. There may be itching and burning in the labia, pain in the lower quadrant of the abdomen, a woman may experience unpleasant sensations during intimate relationships with a partner. Sometimes you can see a scant discharge from the vagina.

Endocervicitis in acute form, in the absence of proper treatment, very quickly passes into a chronic form, and the clinical symptoms of the disease are erased. A woman, not experiencing pain and discomfort, mistakenly believes that the inflammatory process has receded, and treatment is not required. However, chronic inflammation of the cervical canal leads to serious changes in the cervix and causes severe consequences for the female body, in particular, infertility.

Causes of inflammation of the cervical canal

In rare cases, the disease can provoke neoplasm, trauma, erosion or collapse of the cervix, but, in general, the causes of endocervicitis are infectious. It is the infection of a woman with microorganisms such as ureaplasmas, chlamydia, streptococci and gonococci, fungi of the genus Candida, etc., causes an inflammatory process in the vagina, which, in turn, often causes inflammation of the cervical canal.

Of course, pathogenic microorganisms do not always provoke endocervicitis, but against the background of a decrease in overall immunity and constant stress, this occurs not infrequently.

Thus, if you find any symptoms that indicate an inflammatory disease of the female genital area, you need to see a doctor. Having performed the necessary examination, the gynecologist can diagnose inflammation of the cervical canal in time and prescribe the correct treatment.