Register to join our community
|
|
Question:
hi, i am only 15 and i am really starting to worry about myself... i am sexually active with my boyfriend, and just recently when we have had sex he would end up with blood on him. i do not know whats wrong with me because i never used to do this, and it wasnt only blood it was mixed in with some sort of discharge... so it was like creamy looking. We thought it was because we hadnt had sex in like 2 weeks, but then the next time we had sex it happened again. It doesnt hurt and i am in no pain whatsoever, and it is not my period because i am on birth control (orthotriciclen). Also, there was no blood at all beforehand. Now, after that event, at first there were just traces of blood in my discharge and then i just started getting this red/brown discharge in my underwear. I am really worried and i dont want to ask my mom to take me to the gynecologist, besides i have an appointment coming up soon because of my BC (taken for irregular periods). I could not bear to tell her i am sexually active. Anyways, do you know of anything this may be? My boyfriend doesnt have any problems himself. Please help i have no where to turn!! =(
|
Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree: ()
Thanks for a great question. Without an examination I am not sure I can tell you for sure what is causing you to bleed after intercourse, but there are several reasons why this could be happening. First you mention that you have a discharge which is creamy looking. As your body matures, the discharge is very normal. It is produced by the walls of the vagina as they develop moisture during the monthly cycle and then the moisture is discharged due to gravity pulling it out of the vagina.
Since it doesn't hurt, you have not pain, you have no itching or burning, then you are not likely to have a sexually transmitted infection either. The blood mixed in with the fluids is not unusual. The blood vessels in the genital area are very close to the top layer of skin and can easily be rubbed in such a way that there are tiny amounts of blood coming out. Just because you didn't see it before doesn't mean it wasn't happening. It could have dried up more easily and now that you are maturing and having more of a discharge, the discharge is bringing out the blood in it. That is why it is sometimes brownish.
When you go back to the doctor for your check up, ask the doctor to speak to him/her alone. I get the impression that for your past appointments your mother has been with you in the room all the time. You can tell them both that you are getting old enough now that you want to be alone with the doctor and to be able to ask questions like an adult.
If your mother seems to resist this, you can always write the doctor a note, telling him/her that you want to ask some questions but not with your mother present. Actually medical professionals are supposed to see patients of any age separately from the family.
If none of these suggestions work then I would try to contact your local Planned Parenthood and see if you can get there for a check up on your own. You won't need to have your mother there and the visit will be private, confidential and you can ask all the questions you would like.
I think there is an easy explanation for what is happening but it is very wise to get it checked out by a doctor.
Please feel free to write back and ask more questions if you have them.Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
|
This question appears in the following topics:
|
|
|
|
