What causes vaginal bleeding during intercourse?

Many couples experience vaginal bleeding during intercourse. This symptom means that there is a disease in the woman's vagina, so every woman should pay attention to it to avoid further serious complications. The following content will introduce in detail the reasons for vaginal bleeding during intercourse. You can have a comprehensive understanding of it.

1. Cervical ectropion

It is mainly caused by cervical tearing during delivery, induced labor or abortion without timely surgical repair, which leads to cervical eversion when scar tissue contracts in the future. If combined with infection to form chronic cervicitis, the leucorrhea may be purulent, the amount of leucorrhea will increase significantly, and contact bleeding may occur.

2. Cervical polyps

Cervical polyps are benign growths that grow inside the cervical canal or outside the cervix. It can occur at any age, but is more common during the childbearing years. Polyps originate from the cervical mucosa. They are bright red, soft, and fragile, and will bleed with the slightest touch. Polyps may not cause obvious symptoms when they are very small, but may be discovered during a gynecological examination due to other diseases. When the polyps are larger, there will be increased vaginal discharge, bloody vaginal discharge and contact bleeding.

3. Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Contact bleeding may be its only early symptom, which is often found during sexual intercourse and gynecological examinations and is light red or brown in color. Vaginal bleeding usually starts with a little and then increases, or is sometimes more and sometimes less. When the disease develops to the middle stage, the bleeding increases significantly. Only a few patients bleed heavily during their first exposure, which is caused by rupture of small arteries.

Vaginal bleeding during intercourse is a relatively serious disease, so women must pay attention to it. The above is a detailed introduction to the causes of vaginal bleeding during intercourse. When you have these symptoms, you must first have a comprehensive understanding of the above content, and then go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. After finding out the cause, treat it as soon as possible and recover as soon as possible.