Does Having Sex During Menstrual Period Prolong The Menstrual Period?

Posted on Mon, 6 Apr 2015

Question: Can having sex during menstrual period prolong the menstrual period??

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Having sex during menstrual period DOES NOT prolong the menstrual period.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns today.

Having sex during menstrual period DOES NOT prolong the menstrual period.

Depending on the age of the woman there are several reasons for menstrual bleeding to be prolonged. Some common reasons are as below:

1. Fibroids which are benign smooth muscle tumors of uterus.
2. Adenomyosis, a condition in which epithelial lining of the uterus invades into the uterine muscle
3. Polyps
4. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding where there is no apparent cause found
5.Pelvic infections like Chlamydia, gonorrhea.
6. PCOD, underactive thyroid.

I hope I have answered your concern. If you have any further queries, do contact me through Healthcare magic.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Ramadevi Wani (36 minutes later)

So what is happening to me, because when my period seems to stop and i have sex i start bleeding again and now its two weeks with the situation

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
See your Gynecologist for internal examination

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
From your notes it appears that you are having bleeding after sex. This is called postcoital bleeding.
What is your age? Is it the first time that you have this complaint?
In young women the reasons for bleeding after intercourse are often due to benign conditions like cervical polyp, cervicitis ( infection of the neck of the womb) cervical ectropion ( epithelium lining cervical canal protrudes out a bit) and cervical erosion ( Cervical epithelium replaced by thin columnar epithelium). Sometimes it is due to some serious conditions like precancerous lesion of the cervix.
Are you regular with your pap smears? Were they normal?
You must see your Gynecologist for internal examination. Your doctor in addition will do a pap smear if you are not regular with your screening. She may also advise colposcopy ( detailed examination of neck of uterus under special magnifying devise called colposcope) based on clinical examination.

I hope I have answered to your concerns.
If you have any further queries do contact me through Healthcare Magic.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Ramadevi Wani (3 hours later)

Thanks doctor for your answers, But my concern is i was in my periods on the fourth day it stopped and i had an intercourse.After that i started to bleed again, and now its more than two weeks am still bleeding and am not pregnant. Also i had some contraceptives pills during my first day period and my fifth day could it be the reason??

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Consult Gynecologist for internal examination

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Is the bleeding heavy? How many pads you are changing daily?

You see, you started bleeding after intercourse. So there is a possibility that it could be from the cervix due to cervical erosion, ectropion etc. The contraceptive pills that you took irregularly can also cause this bleeding.

I advise you to have internal examination to find out the cause for this bleeding. This will make things clear for us. Cervical ectropion, polyp, cervical erosion can easily by diagnosed by speculum examination. If you do not have these, then the bleeding is probably due to the pills you took. Just wait for a week or so and the bleeding will settle down. If the bleeding is heavy your doctor may write medicines to stop the bleeding.
This internal examination also gives an opportunity to take Pap smear if it is due.
I hope I have made things clear for you.
If you have any further queries do write to me.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta