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Postcoital vaginal bleeding

MedGen UID:
1814403
•Concept ID:
C5676839
•
Finding
Synonym: Bleeding after sex
 
HPO: HP:0034264

Definition

Postcoital bleeding (PCB) consists of spotting or bleeding after sexual intercourse that is not related to a person's menstrual cycle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPostcoital vaginal bleeding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Investigation and management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women: a descriptive review of national and international recommendations.
Tsakiridis I, Giouleka S, Koutsouki G, Kostakis N, Kalogiannidis I, Kourtis A, Athanasiadis A, Goulis DG, Dagklis T
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2022 Dec;27(6):504-517. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1080/13625187.2022.2112169. PMID: 36053280
The pattern of human papillomavirus infection and genotypes among Nigerian women from 1999 to 2019: a systematic review.
Emeribe AU, Abdullahi IN, Etukudo MH, Isong IK, Emeribe AO, Nwofe JO, Umeozuru CM, Shuaib BI, Ajagbe ORO, Dangana A, Egenti BN, Ghamba PE
Ann Med 2021 Dec;53(1):944-959. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1938201. PMID: 34124973Free PMC Article
A mobile aerosol cryotherapy device (Histofreezer) for treatment of cervical contact bleeding: a pilot study.
Ben-Haroush A, Yogev Y, Beckerman A, Levavi H, Kaplan B
J Obstet Gynaecol 2003 Mar;23(2):177-8. doi: 10.1080/0144361031000074745. PMID: 12745565

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Differentiated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-associated invasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma as a source of major cytopathological and surgical pathological discrepancy in Papanicolaou smear screening tests.
Mai KT
Cytopathology 2018 Apr;29(2):143-149. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12523. PMID: 29575422
Severe Postcoital Bleeding From a Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm 4 Months After Cesarean Delivery.
Chummun K, Kroon N, Flannelly G, Brophy D
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):638-641. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000849. PMID: 26132452
'Two week wait' standards for suspected gynaecological malignancy. On target, but missing the point?
Morrison J, Gillespie S, MacKenzie IZ
J Br Menopause Soc 2003 Dec;9(4):170-2. doi: 10.1258/136218003323010629. PMID: 15107261
Postcoital vaginal bleeding as a risk factor for transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus in a heterosexual partner study in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro Heterosexual Study Group.
Guimarães MD, Vlahov D, Castilho EA
Arch Intern Med 1997 Jun 23;157(12):1362-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440330102012. PMID: 9201011

Diagnosis

Primary vaginal endometrial stromal sarcoma associated with endometriosis: a case report with a review of the literature.
Sanverdi I, Temizkan O, Vural F, Koc N, Polat M
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2016;37(5):717-721. PMID: 29787018
Severe Postcoital Bleeding From a Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm 4 Months After Cesarean Delivery.
Chummun K, Kroon N, Flannelly G, Brophy D
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):638-641. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000849. PMID: 26132452
Cervical syphilitic lesions mimicking cervical cancer: a rare case report.
Zhu X, Zhang W, Fei J, Zhou J
Int J Infect Dis 2015 Feb;31:1-3. Epub 2014 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.005. PMID: 25486010
Cystic fibrosis involving the cervix, mimicking a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma: a case report.
Previs RA, Edwards JM, Secord AA, Nucci MR, Bentley RC, Hall AH
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2014 Jan;33(1):100-4. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e318278b832. PMID: 24300542
Postcoital vaginal bleeding as a risk factor for transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus in a heterosexual partner study in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro Heterosexual Study Group.
Guimarães MD, Vlahov D, Castilho EA
Arch Intern Med 1997 Jun 23;157(12):1362-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440330102012. PMID: 9201011

Therapy

Severe Postcoital Bleeding From a Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm 4 Months After Cesarean Delivery.
Chummun K, Kroon N, Flannelly G, Brophy D
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):638-641. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000849. PMID: 26132452
Secondary vaginal involvement following radical surgical treatment for a stage I ovarian adenocarcinoma arising in mature cystic teratoma.
Larbcharoensub N, Lertkhachonsuk AA, Rochanawutanon M
J Med Assoc Thai 2007 Oct;90(10):2209-12. PMID: 18041444

Prognosis

Severe Postcoital Bleeding From a Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm 4 Months After Cesarean Delivery.
Chummun K, Kroon N, Flannelly G, Brophy D
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):638-641. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000849. PMID: 26132452
Secondary vaginal involvement following radical surgical treatment for a stage I ovarian adenocarcinoma arising in mature cystic teratoma.
Larbcharoensub N, Lertkhachonsuk AA, Rochanawutanon M
J Med Assoc Thai 2007 Oct;90(10):2209-12. PMID: 18041444

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