What causes occasional bleeding during intercourse?

There are many reasons for bleeding during intercourse, such as hymen damage, vaginal laceration, vaginitis, cervicitis, malignant tumors, etc., which are common causes that can easily cause bleeding during intercourse. Therefore, after finding that you have bleeding during intercourse, you must go to the hospital for diagnosis in time, and then take effective treatment methods according to the cause, so as to recover your health as soon as possible and ensure that your body does not suffer greater damage.

1. Hymen damage

The most common occurrence is during first-time intercourse. Rupture of the hymen. This bleeding usually occurs during sex. When handing over. There may be pain and bleeding at the time, but the amount of bleeding is usually not much. If the injury is not serious, the bleeding will stop soon. But, sometimes. When the rupture of the hymen happens to damage the blood vessels in that area, bleeding will be more severe and pressure will be needed to stop the bleeding (such as using a clean cotton ball or gauze, a clean towel, etc.), or even go to the hospital for treatment.

2. Vaginal laceration

Vaginal bleeding occurs during or after sexual intercourse and the amount of bleeding is heavy, difficult to stop on its own, and lasts for a long time. Vaginal lacerations often occur during involuntary sexual intercourse or extremely rough sexual intercourse. Vaginal lacerations are also seen in vaginal malformations, such as vaginal septum, transverse septum, double vagina, and vaginal stenosis. If the vaginal wound heals poorly after vaginal plastic surgery, hymen repair, vaginal tumor removal surgery, or hysterectomy, sexual intercourse may easily cause damage. Improper sexual posture and position can also cause it. Traumatic injury and bleeding. The amount of bleeding depends on the location and extent of the injury.

3. Vaginitis

Common vaginitis includes candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, and senile vaginitis. Vaginitis usually has symptoms of vulvar itching and increased vaginal discharge, and often has edema, congestion or ulceration of the vaginal mucosa. During sexual intercourse at this time, the vagina will be stimulated and bloody secretions will flow out, and there will be a burning sensation in the vagina. Therefore, you should not have sex during vaginitis.

4. Cervicitis

It is relatively common for women of childbearing age to suffer from chronic cervicitis such as cervical erosion and cervical polyps. Mild cervical erosion will not cause bleeding after sexual intercourse. If bleeding occurs after sexual intercourse, you should consider the possibility of severe cervical erosion or large and numerous cervical polyps, or the possibility of cancer, and you should see a doctor as soon as possible. In case of acute cervicitis, bleeding after intercourse may often occur, and you should go to the hospital for prompt diagnosis and examination.

5. Malignant tumors

Cervical cancer is one of the common causes of postcoital bleeding. Most cervical cancer patients do not have any discomfort symptoms in the early stages, and bleeding after sexual intercourse may be the only symptom of early cervical cancer. Rare vaginal cancer can also cause bleeding after intercourse. Therefore, if female friends find themselves having vaginal bleeding or bloody discharge after sexual intercourse, they should be alert and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to rule out whether they have gynecological malignancies such as cervical cancer.