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Question: Is it normal to bleed after having sex? It wasn’t my first time and I had some bleeding, so I was wondering…
Answer: Is it normal? Not exactly. Is it common? Yes. I have heard from lots of girls who experienced bleeding over the years. Sometimes the reason seems obvious. Maybe a girl got her period during sex, or right after. Maybe it wasn’t her first time, but her second or third, and her hymen was still stretching. Sometimes, though, the reasons for bleeding are a little trickier to figure out.
A few years ago, Angie, a girl I was training as a peer educator, told me that sometimes sex made her bleed. Sex didn’t hurt, and she made sure to use a lot of lube, but there was still spotting. I suggested a few possible causes, but none seemed right. Eventually, she went to her doctor, and after revealing that she also had really heavy, irregular periods, they figured out what was wrong. Angie had endometriosis, a condition where uterine lining (what your period is made of) was growing outside her uterus. With that information she was able to treat the real problem behind the symptoms, and as a result help the symptoms as well.
That was a pretty dramatic situation and endometriosis is by no means the most common cause of bleeding during or after sex. But it is helpful to know that there can be a lot of reasons for bleeding, even if it isn’t someone’s first time.
Here are a few more:
Sex shouldn’t be an injury inducing event. If you notice bleeding, like Angie, you might want to see a professional to help you figure out what is going on.
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hey my situations kinda complicated im 17 and i have never gotten my period, but i am very active, i saw a women who said that it seemed like there was blood in my uterus and she gave me iron pills and she said that it should make me get it in about a month. Shortly after that i started having sex and i bled a little shortly after which i thought was normal a week later i spotted, the second time i spotted after i had sex only a little and the time i did, i tried again the next day and started bleeding when he fingered me i feel like this isnt normal and im nervous.
hey my situations kinda complicated im 17 and i have never gotten my period, but i am very active, i saw a women who said that it seemed like there was blood in my uterus and she gave me iron pills and she said that it should make me get it in about a month. Shortly after that i started having sex and i bled a little shortly after which i thought was normal a week later i spotted, the second time i spotted after i had sex only a little and the time i did, i tried again the next day and started bleeding when he fingered me i feel like this isnt normal and im nervous.
hello, last week i got a cut in my vagina from my partners finger nail. i lightly spotted for a couple of days. yesterday i did not spot at all we had sex last night and today i am bleeding. i am due for my period but this looks like a brighter color blood??
hi.. i had sex last week Saturday and it was my first time. i didnt bled really little the first day and then i started getting blood clots and still get them. is it a serious problem please help me out its been a week now n i cant even goo see the doctor
I had just gotten off my period and I was raped and then the next day I had noticed that I was cramping and not bleeding but spotting. But I feel really sick all the time now. Will someone please help me idk what to do.
I’m sorry to hear that Rachel
if you were raped I’m assuming it was really rough which is probably the reason for your bleeding he probably really damaged your vaginal walls..I’m not a doctor so it’s my personal opinion you should probably go see a doctor
Wish you luck