Bleeding during intercourse

Karr23 · 01-22-2005, 04:08 PM

Hello everyone,

Well I am new to this forum so I better give you a bit of history before I ask my question that I can't ask my Endo until I go see her at the end of March.

I was diagnosed with PCOS in June 2004... From what the doctor and I can figure is that I have had it since I was 17 (now 23). My family doctor although a brilliant man never connected two and two together about my wieght ( currently 285lbs but losing) and my irregular periods and this god awful hair that grows on my chin and neck ( I can literally grow a beard in 3-5 days) and with dark red hair doesn't help anything.

So after seeing and ob/gyn and blood tests and MRI's it was offically... I had PCOS... I was literally devistated... I had just met the man of my dreams and was totally crushed by the thought of not being able to bear his children. At this point I must admit I didn't have a whole lot of information concerning PCOS and my ob/gyn is not the best on the block. It just seems to me that because I don't want to have kids right this instant that I shouldn't be worring about having them in the future.

He put me on Diane 35 and cyproterone acetate for the hair... I managed to have regular cycles for 4 months on those... But in Oct my period decided it didn't want to show up... So back the doctor I go.... he told me to wait another month and if it didn't come to take Provera... which I did to no avail.... so in Dec I went back to him and he put me on 1500 mg of Metformin which cause major stomach upset for the first few weeks but I can handle them now....

Ok.. so I have been on the Metformin for about a month and when I was having intercourse with my b/f we noticed that we were full of blood... there was alot of it... which worried me a bit but I thought maybe it was just my period that was coming because it was at about the right time.....well I was wrong there was nothing, no period, no other blood. About a week later we were having intercourse again and the same thing happened... not as much blood but still enough to be concerned...and again there was nothing that followed....and no pain either times...

I don't know whats going on....Has this happened to anyone before? Or am I just going insane and shouldn't worry about it? My boyfriend is afraid he is hurting me which has affected our sex life...besides the fact that its not really pleasant.

Can someone help me and give me some advice on what to do... I don't see my Endo until March 28th and I don't think I can wait that long for some kind of answer.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from everyone!
Karrie

Gnzls924 · 01-24-2005, 02:03 PM

If it were me, I would call the doc (a gyne?) and let them know about your cycle not coming down, even after taking provera. And of course let them know about the bleeding during intercourse.

Do you think you might be pregnant?

Karr23 · 01-25-2005, 12:31 AM

Hi there,

Thanks for responding...
Here is the thing THE DOCTORS KNOW!!!!
My gyne was the one who put me on Provera and when I told him I still hadn't gotten my period he put me on Metformin.
My family doctor ordered a ultrasound to rule out anything like fibroids cause I was spotting a bit here and there but nothing significant actually what really gets me is that the ultrasound came back totally normal... as in I no longer have cysts on my ovaries??? Is that possible...because I just had an MRI not less than 6 months ago and my right ovary was twice the size as my left one and each contained multiple cysts.
... No I am not pregnant... that I know for sure....

Since I wrote my first message I actually got my period... (first one since Sept)...
I don't know what is going on.. I am so confused!
thanks again for writing and I am glad someone is listening!

glowingpurpleaura · 01-25-2005, 09:23 AM

im having the same issue cept ive been bleeing after sex i go for a gyn exam next week at the regualar docs then onto a gyn if they cant find a reason.. i really wanna see my gyn but i cant cause im still paying him off from the lap i had in july

sorry cant help just wanted to let u know im in the same boat will let u know what happens at my apts

kadiesmom · 01-25-2005, 06:48 PM

Hi ladies. I'm new around here, but this post caught my eye. The whole reason I started going to the doc was excessive bleeding during intercourse. We still haven't found a reason for it either. She says that the PCOS doesn't cause it...so then what does??? I don't have fibroids, my pap is good, no cancer, my hormonal panel is normal for my age, etc. I am insulin resistant also, but she says that isn't the cause either. It is very scary to see so much blood and it is TOTALLY freaking my husband out. Here is what I have discovered...I don't bleed everytime, just about the time i should be ovulating. Sounds like it is DEFINATELY connected to the PCOS to me. Just wanted to let you know that you are not in this boat all alone!

Karr23 · 01-26-2005, 12:51 AM

Hey girls,

Thanks for replying... I was starting to think I was the only one having this problem.....
That is a very good question about it happening when you are ovualting... I can't really tell because I don't think i have since sept....
I know for sure that is definetly happens while we are having it as oppose to after...
All I know is that 3 out of the 4 times between christmas and now that I have had intercourse that there was alot of blood and I am in the same boat in the sense that its freaking my bf out so much cause he thinks he is hurting me....

Thanks for replying and please keep me posted on any answers you might get from the doctors and I will do the same
Thanks again
Karrie

MrsTTaylor · 09-28-2007, 08:43 PM

Wow I could have written that post. It sounds like exactly what I am going through. I have been on Metformin for about 1 1/2 months and I noticed last week after intercourse there was SO MUCH blood. No pain, no tearing. It looked like someone had stabbed me! I thought the same, maybe I was getting my period but after we cleaned up there was no more blood. Same thing happened again this week. Any idea what its from? It freaking us out!

Navi · 09-28-2007, 11:00 PM

It's been mentioned around here a few times that intercourse can occasionally stimulate AF-type bleeding. Maybe that's it?

mimi2532 · 10-05-2007, 11:38 PM

Yeah bleeding during intercourse..not pretty. All i know is that while "gettin' it on" he went a little deep..like he was playing tag with my cervix or something and then came the blood..anyway i went to the gyno and she took some cultures because she said when she touched my cervix with the long cotton swab it was some blood on it. Turns out i had an infection with a little yeast. She said stay away from panties that are not cotton and she gave me a prescription for some gel to put up there.