You've just finished making love, and you're in that pleasant dream-like state when you go to the bathroom and discover that you are bleeding. Nothing can bring you back to reality faster than vaginal bleeding after sex. Post-coital bleeding can occur for a number of reasons, and is nothing to take lightly. Take a look at the top 10 causes of vaginal bleeding after sex.

Although most urinary tract infections or UTIs are not serious, they are painful. Approximately fifty percent of all women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime with many women having several infections throughout their lifetime. Fortunately, these infections are easily treated with antibiotics that cause the symptoms to quickly disappear. Some women seem are more prone to repeated infections than others and for them it can be a frustrating battle. Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of UTI.

When Pap smear results come back showing abnormal cellular changes, your doctor may want to take a closer look at your cervix. The tool your gynecologist uses to get a closer look at your cervix is called a colposcope. The colposcope is used for the colposcopy examination. Learn what happens during colposcopy.

Fifty years after the introduction of toxic chemicals into our environment - chemicals originally intended to enhance our lifestyles - we are left to wonder if our lives are truly enhanced. Or are we actually polluting our reproductive health, as well as our children's health with these "life-enhancing" enviromental toxins? Find out the answers to these and other important questions about how your environment affects your reproductive health.

Do you have migraine headaches that occur just before or after you period starts? If so, you may have menstrually related migraines (MRM). MRM includes two types of migraine headaches -- premenstrual headaches and menstrual migraines.

The rise and fall of hormones, specifically estrogen and progesterone, control when your period occurs, as well as when ovulation occurs. But these two hormones are not the only ones that play a part in the menstrual cycle. Learn about the six hormones that interact with the female reproductive system and how they control your monthly menstrual cycle.

Bleeding after menopause is never normal. Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstrual bleeding for one full year. So, if you've had even one period and it hasn't been a year since then, you have not reached menopause -- you are still in perimenopause. On the other hand, if you have not had your period for a full year and then experience uterine bleeding, you need to see your doctor. Find out what may cause uterine bleeding after menopause and what you should do if it happens to you.

Do you experience heavy menstrual bleeding? New research from Duke University and reported on Science Daily says that bleeding disorders are often under diagnosed in menstruating girls and women. As a result, the American College of Obstetritians and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines for doctors to use when diagnosing the cause of heavy menstruation. Many times, women don't worry about heavy menstruation because the women in their families also experienced excessive menstrual bleeding. Unfortunately, this may mean that other women in the family had undiagnosed bleeding disorders. The most common bleeding disorder is called von Willebrand disease which is a blood clotting disorder that frequently causes heavy periods.

While doctors often believe that heavy menstruation is a result of hormonal conditions or uterine fibroid tumors, the fact is that bleeding disorders may be the real culprit. Some signs of bleeding disorders that you and your doctor should consider include:

• Heavy or excessive bleeding during menstruation
• Having family members diagnosed with bleeding disorers
• Bruising that occurs without injury
• Heavy bleeding or hemorraging that occurs more than 24 hours after childbirth
• Heavy or excessive bleeding following dental procedures such as tooth extraction
• Unusual bleeding after surgery
• Excessive bleeding that lasts over five minutes from minor wounds, cuts, or scrapes

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Does it seem like you constantly have vaginal discharges? Actually having a vaginal discharge is normal; however certain types of vaginal discharges are abnormal and can indicate the presence of vaginal infections, STDs, and STIs. Discover how to tell the difference between normal and abnormal vaginal discharges.

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Almost a quarter of all women experience uterine polyps -- an overgrowth of tissue in the endometrium. While many women experience abnormal uterine bleeding, the fact is that uterine polyps are often asymptomatic. When symptoms of uterine polyps are apparent, they're similar to those of more serious conditions, such as endometrial cancer, so if you have these symptoms it's important that you see a doctor. Several types of abnormal uterine bleeding may occur if you have uterine polyps.