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During sex, some women experience heavy vaginal bleeding after sex, especially for the first time. Many women experience this bleeding that lasts for several days. So what is the cause of the first time bleeding for many days?
1. Is it okay to bleed for the first time during sex?
The hymen is a thin membrane located inside a woman's vagina, about 2cm - 3cm away from the vaginal opening, which acts as a shield for the vagina. The shape and thickness of the hymen varies from person to person.A very few cases are born without a hymen, others have a hymen that is too thin, easily torn due to various objective causes such as falls, accidents, vigorous exercise... Cases of hymen too thick, on the contrary, despite having sex many times, even having children, it still hasn't torn.
When the hymen is torn, a woman may have the following symptoms:
Bleeding after the first sex: The hymen is a thin membrane, so when it is torn, women often see a little bright red blood. in underwear or in semen. Pain: This pain will be more for women who have their hymen torn after having sex for the first time. Each person's body will have a different pain tolerance threshold. However, you should not worry too much because this pain will pass quickly after a few days.
2. How long does it take to bleed for the first time?
Regarding how long it takes to have sex for the first time, gynecologists say that the amount of virgin blood is more or less depends on the location of each person. However, usually, after the first sex, there are only a few drops and it takes place in a short time, so it will quickly dry out. Therefore, women do not need to worry too much about this issue.
3. Causes of heavy bleeding after having sex for the first time
However, there are some women who experience prolonged bleeding after sex. Due to a cause such as a strong impact force to injure this part such as: improper technique, use of supporting tools... These factors can cause injury at any position of the body. genitourinary system with injuries such as tearing, crushing, perforation, which results in heavy bleeding.
The first time sex causes bleeding for many days are common such as:
Tear hymen at the location of blood vessels encountered in the first sexual intercourse with excessive forceful movements; Vaginal wall tear; Torn the same item; Perineal laceration, severe tearing and perforation of the abdominal cavity due to rough movements; Dangerous sex positions that are not suitable for a woman's anatomy or using sex tools with objects, iron balls, lobster beards...
4. How to handle heavy bleeding after having sex for the first time
Immediately after having sex, if you see a lot of bleeding, what you need to do is go to a medical facility or an Obstetrics-Gynecology clinic. The doctor will examine and assess the condition of the injury for timely treatment.
In case of hymen tearing bleeding, tearing the outer vaginal wall: the doctor will prescribe a local anesthetic with 2% Lidocaine and then stitch it up with chromic 2.0 thread. In case of deep vaginal wall tear, accompanied by tearing with clothes: The doctor can prescribe pre-anesthesia with Atropin 0.25mg or Dolargan 100mg and stitch the tear site with chromic 2.0 or vicryl 2.0 thread to stop the bleeding. In case of heavy bleeding, causing hypotension: The patient needs to be resuscitated with isotonic saline such as 0.9% sodium chloride in combination with blood transfusion of the same group by erythrocyte sedimentation. After that, they will be transferred to the operating room and treated. In these cases, the damage is deep, complicated tear causing a lot of blood loss. When examining the vagina, there are cases with complicated lesions, lesions that can be deeply torn and spread to the abdominal cavity, surgery must be performed by laparoscopic methods and stitches to stop the bleeding of the perforation. After managing the hemostasis, it is necessary to closely monitor, use systemic antibiotics to prevent infection such as Augmentin, Cephalexin, Negacef. For mild cases, with few lesions, use injectable antibiotics in cases of severe lesions such as Zadim, Cefuroxim, Alfacef combined with analgesics such as Paracetamol, Efferalgan and antiseptic with Betadine solution.
5. How to prevent heavy bleeding after having sex for the first time
The following are some ways to prevent bleeding for the first time in a relationship:
Before having sex, the two of you need to have an exchange of "love" methods that are reasonable for both of you. The initial movement is gentle and flexible, avoid being strong and rough. Do not adopt positions that make your partner uncomfortable. For middle-aged women and older, you can use lubricants to avoid dryness that can easily damage the vaginal wall. Absolutely do not use "sextoy" tools or homemade tools because they can cause damage and cause very dangerous genital infections. It can be said that safe and correct sex will minimize the risks to the genital organs of both men and women. At the same time, this method will prevent women from bleeding for the first time for many days.
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