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Cervicitis is very common, affecting more than half of all women at some point during their adult life. Risks include: | Cervicitis is very common, affecting more than half of all women at some point during their adult life. Risks include: | ||
High-risk sexual behavior | * High-risk sexual behavior | ||
History of [[STD]]s | * History of [[STD]]s | ||
* Multiple sexual partners | |||
Sex (intercourse) at an early age | * Sex (intercourse) at an early age | ||
Sexual partners who have engaged in high-risk sexual behavior or have had an STD | * Sexual partners who have engaged in high-risk sexual behavior or have had an STD | ||
Bacteria (such as staphylococcus and streptococcus) and too much growth of normal bacteria in the vagina (bacterial vaginosis) can also cause cervicitis. | * Bacteria (such as staphylococcus and streptococcus) and too much growth of normal bacteria in the vagina (bacterial vaginosis) can also cause cervicitis. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Risk Factors
Cervicitis is very common, affecting more than half of all women at some point during their adult life. Risks include:
- High-risk sexual behavior
- History of STDs
- Multiple sexual partners
- Sex (intercourse) at an early age
- Sexual partners who have engaged in high-risk sexual behavior or have had an STD
- Bacteria (such as staphylococcus and streptococcus) and too much growth of normal bacteria in the vagina (bacterial vaginosis) can also cause cervicitis.