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Is cervicitis contagious?

By Rut Gómez de Segura M.D. (gynecologist).
Last Update: 08/09/2023

No. Cervicitis is an inflammation of the cervix, whose symptoms may include bleeding outside the menstrual period, pain during sexual intercourse and abnormal and/or abundant secretions. Asymptomatic cervicitis may also occur.

Cervicitis itself is not contagious, as it can have several non-infectious causes: an allergic reaction (vaginal hygiene products, latex...), vaginosis (presence of excessive bacteria in the vaginal flower).

Imagen: Some symptoms of cervicitis

However, in most cases, cervicitis is a response to a sexually transmitted infection, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, vaginal herpes or trichomoniasis. In these cases, it is not the cervicitis that will be spread, but the infection causing the inflammation. With a treatment of the inflammation, the cervicitis can be successfully eliminated.

 Rut Gómez de Segura
Rut Gómez de Segura
M.D.
Gynecologist
Graduation in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Alcalá de Henares. Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital Costa del Sol in Marbella. Dr Rut Gómez de Segura currently works as medical director in the fertility center ProcreaTec in Madrid.
Licence number: 28/2908776
Gynecologist. Graduation in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Alcalá de Henares. Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital Costa del Sol in Marbella. Dr Rut Gómez de Segura currently works as medical director in the fertility center ProcreaTec in Madrid. Licence number: 28/2908776.