What is the cause of a small amount of bleeding after sex?

Women need to have sex after marriage, in other words, they need to have sex with men after marriage, but some women find that they experience vaginal bleeding after having sex with men. Many women do not know the cause of this condition. This article will explain why women bleed during intercourse. If you never knew, check it out.

Generally speaking, normal and harmonious sexual life is not likely to cause vaginal bleeding in women. Vaginal bleeding after intercourse usually indicates the presence of some pathological condition. Vaginal bleeding is a common gynecological symptom. Blood is discharged from the vagina, but the bleeding location may be in the vagina, cervix or uterus, and the bleeding may vary.

Women of different ages have different physiological characteristics, and the common causes of vaginal bleeding are also different. Generally speaking, the main reasons for vaginal bleeding after intercourse are the following:

1. Damage to the external reproductive system

1. The hymen is broken and damaged. The most common is rupture of the hymen during first intercourse. This type of bleeding usually occurs during sexual intercourse. There may be pain and bleeding at that time, but the bleeding is usually very little. If the injury is not serious, the bleeding will stop quickly. However, sometimes when the rupture of the hymen happens to damage the blood vessels in that area, bleeding is more severe and requires compression to activate blood circulation, or even requiring medical treatment in the hospital.

2. Vaginal laceration. During or after sexual intercourse, vaginal bleeding occurs and the bleeding is heavy, difficult to stop on its own, and lasts for a long time. Vaginal lacerations often occur during non-consensual sexual intercourse or very rough sexual methods. Vaginal lacerations are also common in vaginal malformations, such as vaginal septum, transverse septum, double vagina, and vaginal stenosis. In the past, after vaginal plastic surgery, hymen repair, vaginal tumor removal surgery and hysterectomy, when the vaginal wounds are not healed well, sexual life is also very likely to cause damage. Improper sexual posture and location can also cause vaginal injury and bleeding. The amount of bleeding is related to the location and level of the injury. There was a woman who, after being raped, suffered severe lacerations from the posterior wall of the vagina to the vaginal vault and bled profusely. She went to the hospital 6 hours later and showed symptoms of hemorrhagic shock such as pale complexion, rapid pulse, and low blood pressure.

2. Inflammation of the external reproductive system

1. Cervical cyst. Long-term irritation of the cervix due to inflammation can cause cervical cysts. Single or multiple small granulation tissues with pedicles grow at the cervical opening, which look like bean sprouts and are roughly the size of a finger. The cyst is brittle and will bleed if touched, so couples will bleed after sexual intercourse. This type of bleeding is usually bright red.

2. Cervical cancer. Bleeding after sexual intercourse is the earliest symptom. Because there are more small blood vessels in the cancerous area and the tissues are more sensitive, the capillaries will rupture due to damage and bleed every time after sexual intercourse. If the tumor develops further, it will bleed more easily.

3. Endometriosis. Some uterine endometriosis grows and develops in the cervix and appears as a purple-blue mass. If a couple encounters this kind of purple-blue disordered nodule during sexual intercourse, it will cause bleeding. The bleeding is usually small in amount and dark red in color, and couples will always experience abdominal pain after sexual intercourse.

4. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Inflammation of the pelvis can cause pelvic congestion. If the uterine wall is hematoma and edema, sexual intercourse may cause the hematoma endometrium to rupture, but this opportunity is very rare.