Cervicitis is inflammation of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina. It is commonly caused by sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, though it can also result from allergic reactions, irritation, or bacterial imbalance. On transvaginal ultrasound, cervicitis may present as increased vascularity of the cervix on color Doppler, thickening or fluid within the endocervical canal, and sometimes nabothian cysts, which are small, mucus-filled retention cysts on the cervix. While the diagnosis of cervicitis is primarily clinical, ultrasound can help when patients present with pelvic pain or abnormal bleeding and the cervix needs to be evaluated alongside the uterus and adnexa.
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