What are the types of vaginal bleeding in women?

Women usually experience vaginal bleeding during their menstrual period, which is normal. However, there are still many factors that cause vaginal bleeding in women in life. We must be clear about the common types and take effective measures to treat them when we find them. So, what are the types of vaginal bleeding in women? Let’s take a closer look below.

Vaginal bleeding refers to bleeding from any part of the reproductive tract, and its bleeding manifestations can be divided into menorrhagia and prolonged menstruation. Irregular bleeding or contact bleeding, etc., the amount of bleeding can be more or less. Vaginal bleeding can be divided into the following categories according to different causes:

Endocrine-related bleeding

Neonatal vaginal bleeding, bleeding related to contraceptive pills, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, intermenstrual bleeding, postmenopausal uterine bleeding, etc.

Pregnancy-related bleeding

Threatened abortion, incomplete abortion, ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa, placental abruption, hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, etc.

Bleeding related to inflammation

1. Vulvar bleeding is seen in vulvar ulcers, urethral caruncle, etc.

2. Vaginal bleeding is seen in vaginal ulcers, vaginitis, especially senile vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, etc.

3. Cervical bleeding is seen in acute and chronic cervicitis, cervical erosion, cervical ulcer, cervical polyps, etc.

4. Uterine bleeding is seen in acute and chronic endometritis, chronic myometritis, acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.

Tumor-related bleeding

1. Irregular vaginal bleeding in young girls is seen in grape-like sarcoma.

2. Vaginal bleeding in middle-aged and older women is often caused by uterine fibroids.

3. Middle-aged or postmenopausal women with contact or irregular bleeding due to cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, functional ovarian tumors, etc.

Trauma-related bleeding

1. The vaginal wall is not fully expanded during first sexual intercourse or the sexual intercourse is too hasty or too violent, which can easily cause vaginal wall tearing. This situation is more common among young girls who have eaten the forbidden fruit. Generally speaking, a woman's vagina is elastic, has many vertical and horizontal folds, is easy to expand, and will not tear. The vagina of a young girl is not yet fully developed. If she is too nervous during her first sexual intercourse, her muscles will contract and she will use too much force, which can easily cause tearing.

2. The vagina of elderly women shrinks and vaginal secretions decrease, which may cause tearing during sexual intercourse.

3. Masturbation: Some women insert their hands or other hard foreign objects into the vagina, causing vaginal rupture.

4. Birth injuries: During delivery, the fetal head descends as the uterus contracts. If labor progresses too quickly, the birth canal has not fully expanded, and the fetus is large, vaginal wall tears are likely to occur.

The above is an introduction to the types of vaginal bleeding in women. I hope it will help women understand more. There are many factors that cause vaginal bleeding in women. If vaginal bleeding occurs in daily life, you must actively look for the cause and then take targeted measures to treat it, so that you can better treat this disease.