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Q: Excessive blood loss after intercourse
asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 23rd, 2009
I was "taken advantage of" when I was 17, and it took me until I was 19 to become sexually active with my fiance. The very first time we tried to have intercourse it felt like he poked something or popped something. It kinda hurt but not a lot. Right after that feeling I began to bleed a little bit. I thought he had broke my hymen all the way or something. But I put a pad on just in case. About an hour later when I would stand up the blood would rush down and completely soak my shorts and the 2 overnight pads I had put on. I began to get very lightheaded. My parents had told me to go home instead, that the bleeding was just my menstrual cycle and to not worry about it. About every hour on the hour I would have to go to the bathroom and release the blood that was putting pressure on my lower stomach area. I would push a little bit and the blood would, more or less, explode out of me. The last time I went to release, I passed out and my mom called 911. I immediately stopped bleeding.


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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD
replied on May 1st, 2009
Sexual Health - Women Answer A6444


It seems likelty that the symptoms you provided might be related to bleeding from the damaged hymen. The hymen is a fold of mucous membrane at the external vaginal opening. It is present in virgins and is torn with the first sexual intercourse. The tearing causes bleeding that might be heavy in certain cases.


It is possible that what you experienced might have been a badly damaged hymen that caused a lot of blood loss. Due to the great amount of blood lost, the blood circulation was insufficient and you passed out. It is possible that you might feel dizzy for several days. You may want to drink more fluids in order to compensate for the lost blood.




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