The causes of post coital bleeding can be wide and varied, ranging from benign causes to more sinister causes including cervical cancer.

The bleeding can arise from local causes from the vagina, cervix or more rarely, the womb.

Therefore, it is important for you to arrange for a consultation with your doctor if you have experienced any of such symptoms, so that we may ascertain the cause of the bleeding and start appropriate treatment in a timely manner.

The causes of post-coital bleeding can be wide and varied, ranging from benign causes to more sinister causes including cervical cancer.

The bleeding can arise from local causes from the vagina, cervix or more rarely, the womb.

Therefore, it is important for you to arrange for a consultation with your doctor if you have experienced any of such symptoms, so that we may ascertain the cause of the bleeding and start appropriate treatment in a timely manner.

The doctor will take a detailed history and perform a detailed physical examination. Further investigations will depend on the history of the patient.

This may include swabs for Vaginal infection, PAP smear or an Ultrasound Pelvis.

Common causes of post-coital bleeding depend on the age and background of the patient.

Common causes can include cervical polyps, cervical ectropion or infections.

More sinister causes such as cervical cancer will also need to be screened for and ruled out.

Post coital bleeding (Bleeding after Sex) can affect anyone, ranging from people as young as their twenties to even post-menopausal women.

The causes, however, may be different depending on your age and risk factors.

Treatment of post-coital bleeding will depend on the cause. Investigations and examinations will first be carried out to determine the cause.

While post-coital bleeding has a wide variety of causes, it is always important to rule out the presence of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer can affect anyone from their late teens up to their sixties. It usually peaks in women around their 30s.

It is therefore important for all sexually active women to have regular PAP smear screening.

Post-coital bleeding may affect women with multiple sexual partners or those who start becoming sexually active at a younger age.