Postcoital secretions (blood after the act)

Some women have blood after the act, such discharge is called postcoital (contact) bleeding. Even poor bleeding immediately after sexual relations is not the norm, it is a serious reason to turn to a gynecologist for diagnosis. The causes of such pathologies can be different. For example, with erosion of the cervix, bleeding occurs not only after sex, so excretions not associated with menstruation should alert the woman if this is not the first sexual intercourse.

First penetration, why is the blood flowing?

With defloration of the hymen, volumetric vaginal bleeding may occur, because It circulates the vessels and capillaries. The shape and thickness of this membrane are all individual, so not every girl can experience pain and blood loss when she ruptures. From the physiological point of view, bleeding after rupture of the hymen is a completely normal process, which after several days disappears on its own and does not require medical intervention. Although in some cases, when the film is defloccated, the symptoms listed may not be present, usually due to the frequent use of tampons, the individual feature of the hymen (too thin), traumatizing the film when doing sports or masturbating.

Blood after intercourse: the main causes

One of the most common causes - STDs (chlamydia, trichomoniasis, gardenerelosis, gonorrhea and other sexual infections). All infectious diseases provoke an inflammatory and adhesive process in the fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina, appendages. At the first signs of the disease, it is better not to self-medicate and not postpone a visit to a medical institution.

The following cause of the blood causing after the act are inflammatory diseases:

• Endometritis - inflammatory process of the internal endometrium of the uterus (mucous membrane) ;
• Cervititis - a disease of the uterus or cervix;
• Vaginitis (colpitis) - inflammation of the vagina;
• cystitis.

Less often post-coital bleeding occurs with pathological disorders in uterine cells, uterine cancer and blood diseases. For example, with dysplasia of the cervix , its cells change, it increases greatly in size, loses its shape and stratification.

With polyps (benign neoplasms) of the uterus, too, there is blood after sex, tk. At the slightest mechanical effect, the growths are damaged and bleed.

In addition to pathologies and sexual infections, blood after the act may result from taking medications that do not fit the individual indices. Also oral contraceptives, or rather in time not taken a pill can provoke the appearance of bloody discharge just after sexual intercourse. Injury to genital organs or gross sex is one of the causes of postcoital bleeding.

Very often in the first semester of pregnancy there are minor dark spotting, this may be due to the global restructuring of the female body or with complications. In any case, a doctor's consultation is necessary, otherwise the threat of miscarriage increases.

Every woman should know that the blood after the act in the absence of diseases should not go, especially if the bleeding is accompanied by acute pain, it can talk about a ruptured cyst or ovary. Often when anal sex is involved, the rectal mucosa is damaged, and bloody discharge appears, if you do not consult a proctologist this can cause negative consequences.

Sometimes blood drops are present in male sperm and, getting into the vagina, the woman has postcoital secretions. In this situation, it is better for both partners to undergo a survey.