Common causes of Vaginal bleeding

Causes of Vaginal bleeding that are very common

The following causes of Vaginal bleeding are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Endometriosis - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fibroids
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Smoking - vaginal bleeding (pregnancy)
• Thyroid disorders - decreased menstruation
• Trauma

Causes of Vaginal bleeding that are common

The following causes of Vaginal bleeding are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Autoimmune thyroid diseases - decreased menstruation
• Bladder infection
• Chlamydia - light vaginal bleeding
• Female genital disorders - Vaginal bleeding
• Graves Disease - lighter menstrual flow
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - bleeding after intercourse
• Pregnancy

Causes of Vaginal bleeding that are uncommon

The following causes of Vaginal bleeding are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Gonorrhea - vaginal bleeding

Causes of Vaginal bleeding that are rare

The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Vaginal bleeding appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Lichen sclerosis - bleeding from intercourse

Causes of Vaginal bleeding that are very rare

The following causes of Vaginal bleeding appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia - genitourinary bleeding
• Cervical cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Cervix cancer
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Endometrial Cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Granuloma inguinale - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Hydatidiform mole - vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Ovarian cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Placenta previa - vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
• Uterine cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Vagina cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Vaginal cancer

Causes of Vaginal bleeding without any prevalence information

The following causes of Vaginal bleeding are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• Abdominal Cancer - bleeding during intercourse
• Abortion
• Abruptio placentae - vaginal bleeding
• Actinomycosis - abnormal vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge
• Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Adenomyosis - bleeding between periods
• Amniocentesis
• Amphetamine abuse - bleeding during pregnancy
• Anovulation
• Ante-partum hemorrhage
• Bladder bleeding
• Bladder infection
• Bleeding disorders
• Bleeding from intercourse
• Blood clotting disorders
• Blood in semen
• Blood in urine - sometimes mistaken for vaginal bleeding.
• BXO - bleeding or ulceration with sex
• Certain blood diseases
• Certain medications
• Certain oral contraceptives
• Cervical cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Cervical dysplasia
• Cervical polyp
• Cervical polyps
• Cervical smear
• Cervicitis - vaginal bleeding after intercourse
• Cervix cancer
• Cervix disorder
• Cervix disorders
• Cervix infection
• Choriocarcinoma - vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy
• Chorionic villus sampling
• Clotting disorder
• Contraceptive implants
• Dilatation and curettage
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Endometrial infection
• Endometrial stromal sarcoma - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Estrogen withdrawal
• Ewing's family of tumors - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fallopian tube cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fallopian tube conditions - Vaginal bleeding
• Female sexual conditions - Vaginal bleeding after sex
• Fibroids
• Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Gonorrhea - vaginal bleeding
• Graves Disease - lighter menstrual flow
• Gynaecological conditions - Bleeding after intercourse
• Habitual abortion - vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - genitourinary bleeding
• Hormonal disorder
• Hormonal imbalance
• Hyperthyroidism - decreased menstruation
• Hypothyroidism
• IUD
• Low estrogen levels
• Male penile bleeding - the blood may be from the man rather than the woman.
• Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Menopause - Spotting
• Menstruation, normal
• Mifepristone
• Miscarriage - vaginal bleeding
• Mittelschmerz - spotting
• Myoma (fibroid) - abnormal uterine bleeding
• Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Normal menstruation
• Normal ovulation
• Ovarian cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Ovarian cyst
• Ovarian cysts - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Ovary infection
• Pelvic Cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - bleeding after intercourse
• Pelvis conditions - Vaginal bleeding
• Perimenopause - Spotting
• Peritoneum cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Peritoneum disorders - Vaginal bleeding
• Polycycstic ovarian syndrome
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy complications - seek immediate medical attention.
• Primary cortisol resistance - decreased menstruation
• Primary Fallopian Tube Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Primary malignant melanoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Puerperal fever - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Rectal bleeding - sometimes mistaken for vaginal bleeding.
• Rough sex
• Sarcoma botryoides - vaginal bleeding
• Secondary Fallopian Tube Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• See also bleeding after sex
• See also spotting
• Some possible causes of bleeding after sex
• Spontaneous abortion
• Tamoxifen
• Thinning vaginal lining
• Threatened miscarriage
• Thrombocytopenia - vaginal bleeding
• Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune - genitourinary bleeding
• Trophoblastic Cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Tubal ligation syndrome - abnormal uterine bleeding
• Urethral caruncle
• Uterine disorder
• Uterine growths
• Uterine infection
• Uterine polyp
• Uterine polyps
• Uterine sarcoma - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Uterus conditions - Vaginal bleeding
• Vaginal disorder
• Vaginal foreign body
• Vaginal infection
• Vaginal injury
• Vitamin A embryopathy - Vaginal bleeding
• Vulva disorder
• Vulva injury
• Y chromosome pericentric inversion - Vaginal bleeding

All Causes of Vaginal bleeding

The full list of all possible causes for Vaginal bleeding described in various sources is as follows:

• Abdominal Cancer - bleeding during intercourse
• Abortion
• Abruptio placentae - vaginal bleeding
• Actinomycosis - abnormal vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge
• Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - abnormal vaginal bleeding

See full list of possible disease causes of Vaginal bleeding

Drug side effect causes of Vaginal bleeding

• Starting oral contraceptives
• Stopping oral contraceptives
• Starting estrogen therapy
• Stopping estrogen therapy
• Letrozole

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