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In 1930 the late Dr. Otto Schwarz organized a cervicitis clinic for the referral of patients who needed a special study for classification of their benign cervical lesions. We undertook the study of cervicitis as to its etiology, occurrence, prognosis, and therapy. These studies were made available to the residents, assistant residents, nurses, and visiting doctors who were taking refresher courses in gynecology. The personnel of the general Out-Patient Gynecological Clinic selected patients who had cervical lesions exclusive of acute gonorrhea and proved cervical cancer. These patients were to be treated by other specialized subclinics. It was the policy of the cervicitis clinic to avoid becoming involved with cases of vaginitis unless such cases were secondary to chronic cervical infection. A large number of such patients were referred to the cervicitis clinic, however. In the majority of such cases, there was marked improvement in the vaginitis when the cervicitis was adequately treated. Patients who had a primary vaginitis were sent back to the general gynecological clinic with recommendation for some specific therapy. |
