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Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Abnormal vaginal bleeding varies, depending on what is normal for a particular woman.
Vaginal bleeding is considered to be abnormal if it occurs:
- When you are not expecting your menstrual period.
- After sex.
- When your menstrual flow is lighter or heavier than is normal for you.
- At an unexpected time of life, such as before age 10 or after menopause.
| Note: | Vaginal bleeding refers to bleeding coming from inside the vagina, not from a cut or scrape on the outside of the vagina (vulvar skin). |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: November 23, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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