Chlamydia cervicitis

Chlamydia cervicitis is a sexually transmitted infection of the female lower reproductive tract caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* If left untreated, the pathogen can ascend into the upper reproductive tract, significantly increasing the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and tubal infertility

Chlamydia cervicitis is a sexually transmitted infection of the female lower reproductive tract caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* Pathophysiologically, the organism infects the columnar and transitional epithelial cells of the endocervix, provoking localized mucosal inflammation

Pathophysiologically, the organism infects the columnar and transitional epithelial cells of the endocervix, provoking localized mucosal inflammation

While frequently asymptomatic, the condition is clinically characterized by mucopurulent endocervical discharge, mucosal erythema, edema, and sustained cervical friability, which often presents as postcoital bleeding or spotting

While frequently asymptomatic, the condition is clinically characterized by mucopurulent endocervical discharge, mucosal erythema, edema, and sustained cervical friability, which often presents as postcoital bleeding or spotting

While frequently asymptomatic, the condition is clinically characterized by mucopurulent endocervical discharge, mucosal erythema, edema, and sustained cervical friability, which often presents as postcoital bleeding or spotting

If left untreated, the pathogen can ascend into the upper reproductive tract, significantly increasing the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and tubal infertility