Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Abnormal vaginal bleeding varies, depending on what is normal for a particular woman.
Vaginal bleeding is considered to be abnormal if it occurs:
- When you are not expecting your menstrual period.
- After sex.
- When your menstrual flow is lighter or heavier than is normal for you.
- At an unexpected time of life, such as before age 10 or after menopause.
Note: Vaginal bleeding refers to bleeding coming from inside the vagina, not from a cut or scrape on the outside of the vagina (vulvar skin).
| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN | Last Updated: November 26, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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