{"id":52757,"date":"2025-04-25T22:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/vaginal-bleeding-after-sex\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:11:53","slug":"vaginal-bleeding-after-sex","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/de\/mayo-health-library\/vaginal-bleeding-after-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaginal bleeding after sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>Vaginal bleeding after sex is common. Although this bleeding after sex is often called &#8220;vaginal&#8221; bleeding, other parts of the genitals and reproductive system can be involved.<\/p>\n<p>Vaginal bleeding after sex can have various causes.<\/p>\n<p>Medical conditions that affect the vagina itself can cause this type of bleeding. They include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) &mdash; This condition involves thinning, drying and inflammation of the vaginal walls after menopause. It used to be called vaginal atrophy.<\/li>\n<li>Vaginal precancer or cancer &mdash; This is precancer or cancer that starts in the vagina. Precancer refers to irregular cells that might, but do not always, become cancerous.<\/li>\n<li>Vaginitis &mdash; This is inflammation of the vagina that may be due to GSM or an infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaginal bleeding after sex also can be caused by conditions that affect the lower, narrow end of the uterus, called the cervix. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cervical precancer or cancer &mdash; This is precancer or cancer that starts in the cervix.<\/li>\n<li>Cervical ectropion &mdash; With this condition, the inner lining of the cervix protrudes through the cervical opening and grows on the vaginal part of the cervix.<\/li>\n<li>Cervical polyps &mdash; These growths on the cervix are not cancer. You might hear them called benign growths.<\/li>\n<li>Cervicitis &mdash; This condition involves a type of swelling called inflammation that affects the cervix and often is due to an infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other conditions that can cause vaginal bleeding after sex include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Endometrial precancer or cancer &mdash; This is precancer or cancer that starts in the uterus.<\/li>\n<li>Genital sores &mdash; These can form due to sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes or syphilis.<\/li>\n<li>Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) &mdash; This is an infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries.<\/li>\n<li>Vulvar precancer or cancer &mdash; This is a type of precancer or cancer that starts in the outer part of the female genitals.<\/li>\n<li>Vulvar or genital diseases &mdash; These include conditions such as lichen sclerosus and lichen simplex chronicus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaginal bleeding after sex also can happen for reasons including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friction during sex due to not enough lubrication or foreplay.<\/li>\n<li>Hormonal types of birth control, which can cause changes in bleeding patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding during sex due to noncancerous polyps or fibroids that involve the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.<\/li>\n<li>Intrauterine devices for birth control that are not placed correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Trauma from injury or sexual abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes, health care professionals find no clear cause of vaginal bleeding after sex.<\/p>\n<p>See a health care professional if you have bleeding that worries you. Get a health care checkup right away if you have ongoing vaginal bleeding after sex. Be sure to make an appointment if you&#8217;re at risk of a sexually transmitted infection or you think you&#8217;ve been in contact with someone who has this type of infection.<\/p>\n<p>After you go through menopause, it&#8217;s important to get a checkup if you have vaginal bleeding at any time. Your health care team needs to make sure that the cause of your bleeding isn&#8217;t something serious.<\/p>\n<p>Vaginal bleeding may go away by itself in younger women. If it doesn&#8217;t, it&#8217;s important to get a health care checkup.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This symptom might not require a checkup. 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