What should you know about non stop bleeding?

Bleeding after sex can come from friction, dryness, inflammation, a cervical polyp, or infection such as chlamydia. Cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer can also present with bleeding after sex, although bleeding alone cannot identify its cause. After menopause, thinner vaginal or cervical tissues may contribute, including with genitourinary syndrome of menopause. Vaginal cancer is another uncommon possibility that a clinician may need to exclude.

Assessment usually includes questions about timing, amount, pain, discharge, contraception, pregnancy possibility, and menopause. Depending on your history, the clinician may examine the vagina and cervix, offer infection testing, or arrange cervical screening and imaging.

Arrange a gynaecology or primary-care appointment, particularly if the bleeding has happened more than once or continues away from sexual activity. Record when it occurs, how long it lasts, whether it follows penetration, and any pain or discharge. Avoid douching and mention medicines that affect bleeding.

Do not delay an examination because the bleeding is light. The cause may be minor, but a clinician needs to see the cervix and consider infection or cervical disease. If testing finds an abnormal cervical area, a cone biopsy may be discussed as one possible treatment or diagnostic procedure.

Seek urgent medical help if bleeding is heavy, you feel faint or weak, you have severe pelvic pain, or you may be pregnant. Get prompt assessment for fever, foul-smelling discharge, or rapidly worsening pain. Bleeding after menopause should be checked even when it happens only once.

Ask whether you need infection testing, cervical screening, an examination, or imaging. Ask what findings would require follow-up, how to manage dryness or pain, and which changes should prompt urgent care while you wait.