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By Mayo Clinic staffIf you regularly bleed after you have vaginal sex, it's important to try to determine the cause of the bleeding. Even if the bleeding has a relatively minor cause — such as vaginal dryness — it may be treatable. Schedule an appointment with your doctor. If you bleed after vaginal sex occasionally but haven't had a pelvic exam within a year or two, see your doctor.
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- Sahu B, et al. Prevalence of pathology in women attending colposcopy for postcoital bleeding with negative cytology. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2007;276:471.
- Tehranian A, et al. Evaluation of women presenting with postcoital bleeding by cytology and colposcopy. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2009;105:18.
