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What Causes Vaginal Bleeding After An Injury In A Child?

Hello my 9yr old daughter was bleeding in the night at first i thought it was the start of a period but some thing didnt add up i asked her if she had hurt herself down there at all and she said yes she fell off her scooter an hurt her privates could she of damaged her hymen an do i need to see a gp
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Most chance is that her hymen has been damaged. You need to do nothing. If its from hymen it will be scanty. But if its period there may be pain in lower abdomen and repeat bleeding within few months.. In either cases its ok.
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What Causes Vaginal Bleeding After An Injury In A Child?

Most chance is that her hymen has been damaged. You need to do nothing. If its from hymen it will be scanty. But if its period there may be pain in lower abdomen and repeat bleeding within few months.. In either cases its ok.