Cervicitis risk factors

Who is at highest risk?
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 Many 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.