Back to Women's health. The medical name for this is "postcoital bleeding". If you're concerned because you experience vaginal bleeding after sex, seek advice from your GP or a sexual health clinic genitourinary or GUM clinic. They will ask about your medical history and assess your symptoms. They can then advise you if any treatment is needed.

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Bleeding after menopause: Is it normal? - Mayo Clinic
Abnormal uterine bleeding AUB is the name doctors use to describe when something isn't quite right with a girl's periods. Like lots of medical names, it can sound worse than it is. Most of the time, AUB isn't something to worry about. Abnormal uterine bleeding means that periods may be heavier or last longer than normal or not come at all. Bleeding between periods is also a sign of AUB. AUB isn't usually a major problem, but it can lead some girls to develop anemia fewer red blood cells than normal. If a girl has AUB, it might mean her periods last longer or have more bleeding than normal.


What causes bleeding between periods?
Perimenopause is the period of time leading up to the menopause, when the ovaries start to produce less oestrogen. This occurs at variable times in different women. In general, it often starts in women during their 40s, but very occasionally it can start before the age of Perimenopause can last from a few months to 10 years, and lasts an average of 4 years, 1 ending when the menopause occurs — when the ovaries have stopped releasing eggs completely and when a women has gone a year without any menstruation. During perimenopause there is a rapid decline in oestrogen production, especially in the last two years.




If you do have some light spotting , does it mean anything? Implantation bleeding is light bleeding or spotting that occurs between 7 and 14 days after fertilization. After ovulation and at the moment an egg is successfully fertilized by a sperm in a fallopian tube, the embryo starts dividing and growing. During this time, the inner lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, starts to change.