Both are availble by prescription and are fitted to the individual by the clinician. The diaphragm can be left in place for up to 24 hours, and the cervical cap up to 48 hours. It is often caused by an infection, or by irritating chemicals in vaginal hygiene products. Symptoms may include unusual discharge, or bleeding with intercourse, or there may be no symptoms. If the infection moves up into the uterus, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which causes pelvic pain, fever, chills and painful intercourse.
Treatment is with antibiotics.
It is a bacteria which can infect mucus membranes in the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, or eye. There are usually no symptoms, but when women have them, they include bleeding between periods, or vaginal discharge. Symptoms in men include pus or milky discharge from the penis, and pain or burning upon urination. Treatment is with oral antibiotics. The purpose of this exam is to determine if there is abnormal cell tissue which may have been detected by a pap smear.