Is it dangerous to have sex after giving birth and bleed?

After giving birth, vaginal dryness and thin, inelastic vaginal mucosa can cause women to experience bleeding and pain during intercourse.

Doctor Viet Bac, Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, Tam Anh General Hospital , Hanoi, said that bleeding after giving birth is not uncommon, especially in women who have sex again soon. If there is only a small amount of bleeding, this is completely normal and will disappear on its own, so women do not need to worry.

The cause of this condition is because the vagina is still dry and sensitive, so it is easily damaged. If you have strong sex, it can cause contractions, pushing out the remaining lochia and expelling it. In addition, if women have sex a few days after their period ends, a small amount of menstrual blood left over from the period is also expelled.

"If there is heavy bleeding, this phenomenon lasts for a long time, shows no signs of abating, accompanied by fever, lower abdominal pain... women need to see a doctor immediately to get an accurate diagnosis of the cause. This helps eliminate warning signs of gynecological infections," said Dr. Viet Bac.

Gentle sex after giving birth is one of the solutions to prevent bleeding and pain. Photo: Freepik — Gentle sex after giving birth is one of the solutions to prevent bleeding and pain. Photo: *Freepik*

In addition, bleeding after intercourse can be caused by other abnormalities such as vaginal injury during childbirth, or perineal incision and suture. In addition, the cause can come from some gynecological diseases such as uterine polyps, cervicitis, cervical dysplasia, etc.

In addition to bleeding, some women experience dryness, due to major hormonal changes after giving birth, which causes decreased interest and constant pain.

Doctor Viet Bac recommends that after giving birth, women need to adapt to life with a new member. If you feel self-conscious and uninterested in sex, which affects your relationship with your spouse, you should share it with your partner. Before getting ready to be intimate again, women can maintain intimacy between husband and wife in many different ways, such as spending time talking to understand each other better and sympathizing with each other.

However, if after a long time after giving birth, women still have no interest in sex, they should be alert to signs of postpartum depression. Women should immediately go to specialized obstetrics and gynecology clinics for examination. Many cases of women suffering from pelvic pain and back pain during pregnancy and childbirth, causing pain and discomfort during sex, will be thoroughly treated.

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