YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2000: Re: Bleeding after 1st attempt at intercourse

Re: Bleeding after 1st attempt at intercourse

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 15:51:08 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Concerned wrote: >
>Several days ago I attempted to have intercourse for the first time. I
>started bleeding so badly that as I was trying to make it back to the
>bedroom from trying to clean up in the bathroom I fainted. I went to
>the gyn today and he told me that I had torn a fairly signifigant artery
>that was secondary to the tear to the hymen. By the way, the tear to
>the hymen was small and not large enough to allow penetration and the Dr
>has recomended a hymenectomy. The Dr put some cauterizing solution on
>the area and said it would take 7 to 10 days to heal. I think I
>understood him to say that the bleeding would stop but it seems to have
>gotten worse since I left his office about 16 hours ago--It had faded to
>just slight spotting when I moved around and now its pretty constant.
>Should I be worried that the bleeding has not stopped. Also is it
>normal to tear arterys? Since it was a tear that was in addition to the
>tearing of the hymen am I going to have to worry about it happening
>again even after I have the surgery? I was in alot of pain after the
>examination and did not think to ask my dr. these questions. Any help
>would be appreciated.

If still bleeding after the cauterization, Call your Doctor immediately If you can't reach him or her go to an emergicenter of some sort. The bleeding needs to be stopped.

Then you can worry about these other things.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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