Pelvic inflammatory disease physical examination

Overview
A large mulitsite U.S. study found that cervical motion tenderness as a minimum clinical criterion increases the sensitivity of the CDC diagnostic criteria from 83% to 95%. However, even the modified 2002 CDC criteria does not identify women with subclinical disease.

A pelvic examination may show:
 * A cervix that bleeds easily
 * Cervical discharge
 * Pain with movement of the cervix
 * Tenderness in the uterus or ovaries