What is the cause of vaginal bleeding?

Generally speaking, vaginal bleeding is normal only during menstruation for women. Any other bleeding may be caused by some problem in the body. Therefore, when vaginal bleeding occurs, women must pay attention and actively look for the cause. So, what is the cause of vaginal bleeding? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

Among abnormal vaginal bleeding, intermenstrual bleeding, bleeding from oral contraceptives, and bleeding after sexual intercourse are normal and not a disease. You just need to pay a little attention to your life.

If vaginal bleeding occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle, that is, about 14 days before menstruation, lasts for 1-2 hours or 1-2 days, and the amount is small, rarely reaching the menstrual amount, it is generally caused by ovulation, also known as ovulation bleeding, which is a normal phenomenon.

Because sexual life can cause contact bleeding due to vaginal or cervical tumors, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, etc., but the amount of bleeding is generally not much. If the amount of bleeding is heavy, it is mostly due to vaginal wall laceration caused by fragile vaginal tissue or overly rough sexual intercourse.

In addition, vaginal bleeding may also be related to oral contraceptives. Female friends who regularly take oral contraceptives may sometimes experience irregular vaginal spotting, which may be related to missed doses of contraceptives. Some people do not miss any doses and can avoid this by adjusting their medication.

Vaginal bleeding may be a symptom of many diseases

If you encounter uterine bleeding due to dysfunction, vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy, etc., you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding often occurs during adolescence or menopause, mainly due to the immaturity of female endocrine function or the decline of endocrine function. Female friends should be more vigilant and first check to rule out other diseases that cause uterine bleeding.

Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy may be a sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. If vaginal bleeding occurs in late pregnancy, you should be alert to the possibility of some special pregnancy-related diseases or premature birth. If vaginal bleeding occurs after delivery, it is necessary to consider diseases related to delivery, such as residual products of conception in the uterine cavity or infection of the uterine wound or opening of the incision after cesarean section.

Abnormal vaginal bleeding may also be caused by various inflammatory diseases, the most common of which are Trichomonas vaginitis and senile vaginitis, but the amount of bleeding is generally small. In addition, acute and chronic cervicitis, cervical polyps, acute and chronic endometritis, and acute pelvic inflammatory disease can also cause vaginal bleeding, but the amount of bleeding is generally less and lasts for a shorter time.

The above is an introduction to what causes vaginal bleeding. I hope it will be helpful for women to understand. There are many factors that cause vaginal bleeding in women. When this happens, we must actively look for the cause and then carry out targeted treatment. Only in this way can we solve the problem as soon as possible and avoid causing greater harm to our health.