Cervical motion tenderness

Cervical motion tenderness or cervical excitation is a sign elicited during a gynecological pelvic examination that is suggestive of pelvic pathology. It is classically present in cases of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and ectopic pregnancy, and can be useful in differentiating PID from appendicitis.^[1] It is also known colloquially as chandelier sign because the pain elicited during a bimanual pelvic exam can be so excruciating that the patient might involuntarily reach up as if to grasp a ceiling-mounted chandelier. ^{[2] [3]}

Cervical motion tenderness
Differential diagnosis	PID, Ectopic pregnancy

See also

• Cervix