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What Causes Light Period Bleeding After Having Intercourse?

Hi! First I would like to start by saying my periods are pretty regular. I keep a period tracking app and it s usually right on. My periods last about a week. ( 5-7 days)My boyfriend and I have unprotected sex every weekend but he never gets off. my period was due march 24th... Six days later I began what I would call my period... My boyfriend and i had unprotexted sex that day and he came in me.. later i noticed my period was veryy light..Not even enough to fill a regular tampon or panty liner. More than a few drops but much less than my usual period. This is my day 3 of my period and it seems like it could stop any second. I noticed earlier today I became dizzy suddenly with a headache and nauseous. It was at a random time and after a few minutes went away. This happened to me various times throughout the day. Could it be pregnancy? I took a test the day of my missed period and got negative. I tested again today and it is still negative. What do I do? Please help! What is going on?
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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General Surgeon 's  Response
Hello,

The reasons for bleeding after intercourse are often due to benign conditions like cervical polyp, cervicitis (infection of the neck of the womb) cervical ectropion (epithelium lining cervical canal protrudes out a bit) vaginal atrophy, foreign body, etc. Sometimes it is due to causes of concern like precancerous lesion of the cervix or cervical/ vaginal cancer.

Since you have been examined by a doctor and also had colposcopy most of the benign causes are obviously excluded.

Do you have regular cycles? Do you have unprovoked bleeding in between cycles? Do you have any bleeding disorders? Are you on blood thinning medications?

Are you on oral contraceptive pills? In this case sometimes there is cervical ectropion due to estrogen content in pill. This epithelium is delicate. It can be injured during intercourse causing bleeding.

Though rare it is important to exclude precancerous/ cancer lesions by biopsy. Let us wait for the result.

Please note that in more than 50% of cases no cause will be identified after all these investigations. In such a scenario the bleeding usually resolves in few months time.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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What Causes Light Period Bleeding After Having Intercourse?

Hello, The reasons for bleeding after intercourse are often due to benign conditions like cervical polyp, cervicitis (infection of the neck of the womb) cervical ectropion (epithelium lining cervical canal protrudes out a bit) vaginal atrophy, foreign body, etc. Sometimes it is due to causes of concern like precancerous lesion of the cervix or cervical/ vaginal cancer. Since you have been examined by a doctor and also had colposcopy most of the benign causes are obviously excluded. Do you have regular cycles? Do you have unprovoked bleeding in between cycles? Do you have any bleeding disorders? Are you on blood thinning medications? Are you on oral contraceptive pills? In this case sometimes there is cervical ectropion due to estrogen content in pill. This epithelium is delicate. It can be injured during intercourse causing bleeding. Though rare it is important to exclude precancerous/ cancer lesions by biopsy. Let us wait for the result. Please note that in more than 50% of cases no cause will be identified after all these investigations. In such a scenario the bleeding usually resolves in few months time. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon