Bleeding after sex

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hi sorry to be asking this question but my anxiety is through the roof just now, last night my husband and i had sex and afterwards i was bleeding i have in my head i have cancer. has anyone bled afterwards and was ok. I'm trying to convince myself that maybe it was a little rough and that's why it happened

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  • Posted

    1. Are you due for your period/close to your period or have you just ended your cycle.
    2. Was it rougher then normal?
    3. How heavy was the bleeding? was it just a little on the toilet paper after wiping?

      If you are concerned see your GP.

  • Posted

    i used to bleed after sex everytime! are you on birth control? do you track your period? its not unheard of to bleed after sex but if it continues id go over it with a Gyno

  • Posted

    i am on the rod implant and its due to come out in January, i have had a few periods this month as it's due go come out so my cycle is all over the place. sex was a little rough as usual so im hoping it is that. i had to put on a sanitary towel afterwards but its seems to be setting down now.. it is probably nothing but i have in my head that it is cancer and to afraid to have sex just in case it happens again

  • Edited

    I sometimes bleed after sex if it is rough or if I'm near my period. I have freaked out about this myself many times , but I've not long had a smear test and it doesn't happen all the time so I try to not worry to much. I believe you can also get something called cervical erosion which can be caused by hormone fluctuations and this can cause bleeding during sex also

    • Posted

      can i ask how long dose the bleed last for. i know its probably nothing but my anxiety makes my mind think the worst

    • Posted

      sometimes just a few hours, sometimes it will just be a wipe, but if it's close to my period it basically starts my periods. I found when I was in birth control it happened more as well as I bleed very often on birth control

    • Posted

      it has calmed down but it still there, been almost 24hrs now. i hate feeling like this constant worrying .

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    That happens to me from time to time started after my first child. After lots of tests it turns out I have something called cervical ectropion that exposes more friable tissue that can bleed after sex. Can happen from hormone changes and having a baby. Its always worrisome when you see blood after but there are plenty of benign reasons for it...

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      this is the first time its happened to me, only things i can think is that my rod is due to come out or that my husband went a little to deep (sorry for the information) im trying to tell myself that im fine and its a one off

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    I had this on and off for about 6-months and like you I was very worried too. I went to see a gynecologist had tests done and he couldn't find any rhyme or reason for it but once I had endometrial ablation based on the advice of the gynecologist, a year later everything is fine. I know it is so easy for me to sit here and tell you not to worry because I was doing exactly the same thing and going out of my mind regardless of what anybody told me but please please please try not to worry about the worst possible case scenario. Sending hugs x

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