What causes bleeding during colposcopy?

Before a woman undergoes a colposcopy, the doctor will ask about her medical history in detail, check whether her recent menstruation is regular, etc., and then find out the details and time of the colposcopy. It is also necessary to do a Pap smear test before the examination, etc. Patients need to be reminded that they cannot have sexual intercourse 72 hours before a colposcopy. Some women experience vaginal bleeding during the examination. Why is this?

What causes bleeding during colposcopy?

In today's era of frequent diseases, more and more women are beginning to pay attention to their own health problems. They usually undergo regular physical examinations, and among the many gynecological examination items, colposcopy is an extremely common one, but many women bleed after colposcopy. What about bleeding after colposcopy? Is bleeding after colposcopy normal? Let’s take a closer look below!

What causes bleeding after colposcopy?

When it comes to bleeding after colposcopy, in fact, it is very normal. The reason why women experience bleeding symptoms after colposcopy can only be well understood by understanding the examination operation of colposcopy. First of all, colposcopy mainly uses a colposcope to remove a part of the examinee's cervical tissue, and then sends this part of the cervical tissue for pathological section examination, so as to determine whether the examinee has any disease or lesions, so as to carry out further treatment.

Since there is an incision at the cervical opening due to the extraction of cervical tissue, bleeding after colposcopy is naturally a very normal thing. If the examination results show that the woman does not have gynecological inflammation, then there is no need to worry too much, because these post-colposcopy bleeding problems will heal naturally after three to five days. These are all very normal symptoms, and female friends do not need to worry too much.

Post-colposcopy bleeding is generally unavoidable and will take about 3 to 5 days to stop. Therefore, in order to avoid inflammation during this recovery period, female friends are advised to pay attention to personal rest and hygiene to avoid bacterial infection and inflammation. In addition, there is no need to worry too much about cervical trauma. As long as the relevant care matters are taken, the risks can be avoided.

The above is an introduction to what causes post-colposcopy bleeding. There is no need to worry about the symptoms of post-colposcopy bleeding. If there are no major problems with the test results, there is no need to take any treatment measures. In addition, it is recommended that women avoid colposcopy during the menstrual period to better ensure the accuracy of the examination.