What does post-coital bleeding means?
Post-coital bleeding means bleeding after sex.
What causes a person to bleed after sex?
You should consult with your doctor for further investigations to establish the cause.
Possible causes include:
- An infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or a sexually transmitted infection (STI) such as chlamydia
- Vaginal dryness (atrophic vaginitis) caused by reduced vaginal secretions after menopause
- Damage to the vagina, such as tears caused by childbirth, or by dryness or friction during sex
- Cervical or endometrial polyps (benign or non-cancerous growths in the womb or the lining of the cervix)
- Cervical ectropion (also known as cervical erosion), where there is an inflamed area on the surface of the cervix
- Cervical or vaginal cancer