most patients are asymptomatic except for some mucoid discharge, the start of which, can usually be dated to childbirth or commencement of oral contraception
an erosion is not painful and does not cause dyspareunia; however a patient may present with bleeding or infection
diagnosis is confirmed by speculum examination. There is a red ring around the os. This is because the endocervical mucous columnar epithelium has extended over the vaginal cervix (ectocervix)
Reference
Mitchell L, King M, Brillhart H, Goldstein A. Cervical Ectropion May Be a Cause of Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis. Sex Med. 2017 Sep;5(3):e212-e214.
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