bleeding during sex

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-02-2005
bleeding during sex
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Wed, 11-02-2005 - 2:49pm
I sometimes bleed during sex when it is slightly rougher than normal. This has been a reoccurring issue since I become sexually active, and I was told that I shouldn't worry. However, I don't know if this is a problem, and I would like to get it checked out if it is. Could anyone tell me?
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Registered: 11-02-2005
Wed, 11-02-2005 - 3:35pm
I should also add that sometimes during deep penetration, I get sensitive and this also sometimes starts the bleeding. I bleed about 1 out of every 10 times having sex.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 11-02-2005 - 4:13pm

Hi ivil_alice, welcome!

It's not all that unusual to sometimes bleed a bit after energetic intercourse, especially if you are on birth control pills. There is a very thin layer of cells covering the tip of your cervix and they can be thinned even more by the hormones in BCPs so that if your cervix is bumped during deep penetration bleeding can often occur. As long as the bleeding is very light and occasional I don't think you have anything to worry about but if you haven't talked to your doctor about it already you might want to mention it on your next visit and see what s/he says. Thanks for posting. Keep in touch and let us know how you're doing, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill

    

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Registered: 11-02-2005
Thu, 11-03-2005 - 2:23pm
Thank you for replying. I will talk to my doctor next time I see her. It is good to know that birth control has this effect. I was unaware. Thank you again.