Cervicitis is an inflammation of the cervix - the lower part of the uterus that extends about one inch into the vaginal canal.

Cervicitis is probably the most common of all gynecological disorders, affecting half of all women at some point in their lives. Any woman, regardless of age, who has ever had even one sexual encounter and who is experiencing abdominal pain or an unusual vaginal discharge may have it.

Despite the fact that it is so common, cervicitis does not yield to self-diagnosis,...