Numerous women suffer from bleedings apart from the menstruation. Such contact bleeding causes fear and worries. If a contact bleeding occurs – for example – during sex, it is harmless in most cases, but nevertheless it is disturbing. In the event that you more frequently suffer from contact bleedings, it is highly recommendable to see a doctor to get to know the specific causes. A medical intervention to stop the contact bleedings for a long time is necessary only in exceptional cases.
Possible Causes of a Contact Bleeding
A contact bleeding is mostly caused by excessive strain due to particular positions during sex or the partner's penis size. In case of a contact bleeding more careful sex may be quite advantageous and advisable. A contact bleeding may also be caused by a gynecological examination due to a sensitively reacting cervix. The tissue in the uterus and vagina tends to bleed, but this contact bleeding will stop within very short, if the tissue is given a rest and treated with care.
If the blood of a contact bleeding is dark or if the contact bleeding is either profuse, very painful or takes longer, a gynecologist is to be consulted. The tissue at the cervix may shift into the mouth of the uterus. In case of a so-called ectopia a contact bleeding may be a sign of cervical cancer. To gain certainty, a thorough gynecological examination is indispensable.
Appropriate Treatment of Contact Bleedings
If the gynecologist has diagnosed a patient with ectopia, sclerosing will be the adequate treatment in most cases which is in general very well tolerated. The tissue will be burnt by use of laser while the patient is under general anesthetic during this surgery. In most cases sclerosing proves to be successful as no contact bleedings occur again for a longer period of time.
After sclerotherapy was applied to avoid further contact bleeding, the concerned woman must neither have sex nor do sport during the following six weeks.
Sclerosing by use of laser does not guarantee that a contact bleeding will occur never again. The same problem rather frequently shows up after a few years. Although neither contact bleedings nor a sclerotherapy impact a woman's fertility, a detailed consultation prior to the medical intervention is highly recommended.
Difference between Contact Bleeding and Intermenstrual Bleeding
The cause of the contact bleeding and the intermenstrual bleeding may be harmless, but nevertheless both kinds of bleeding require medical examination. An intermenstrual bleeding may be due to a salpingitis or an inflammation of the vagina.
The color and consistency of the blood are different in case of a contact- respectively intermenstrual bleeding. While the blood of a contact bleeding is bright-red, clear and liquid, it is viscid, dark-red and often accompanied with yellow mucus in case of an intermenstrual bleeding. Contact bleedings stop by themselves in most cases, whereas intermenstrual bleedings may be very refractory.
Particularly women who have recently given birth to a child often suffer from intermenstrual bleedings. They are frequently due to infections such as chlamydia, trichomonads and mycoplasmosis. Upon surgery at the uterus or childbirth infectious agents can spread more easily and more quickly and thus cause intermenstrual bleedings.
Do not miss to see a doctor, if contact bleedings and particularly intermenstrual bleedings occur more frequently!
Translated from German by Alexandra Dahmen (Writing Business)
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