Cervicitis risk factors

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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.