Woman suffers horrific injuries after first sex in 8 years

Doctors warn of the dangers of hastily resuming sex after a years-long drought in a horrifying medical report.

The woman, a 39-year-old mother, suffered a tear on the right side of her vagina after having sex for the first time in eight years.

In this terrifying event, blood flowed into the bathroom and the patient used 20 sanitary napkins in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

In total, she lost more than half a liter of blood, forcing doctors to keep her in the hospital overnight.

Women have experienced vaginal tears during sex (stock image)

The patient, who was in the UK, had stitches to close the wound in her vagina and stop the bleeding.

The next morning she was released from the hospital. She had no lasting complications from her injury.

Doctors said it’s possible the injury was caused by not properly lubricating her vagina before penetrative sex.

The report states: ‘The vagina is lubricated with transudate [watery fluids] and an increase in length and width as part of sexual arousal.

‘Sexual intercourse that occurs without this physiological preparation of the vagina is more likely to result in vaginal injury.’

Injuries to the vagina can lead to heavy bleeding because the area is highly vascularized and contains many blood vessels.

Doctors warn that injuries to this area also carry the risk of infection and long-term damage to the reproductive organs, possibly caused by scar tissue.

These injuries are rare, but not unheard of. A 2022 survey of 316 gynecologists found that 83.5 percent had treated people with vaginal injuries resulting from consensual sex.

The report, published in 2014, revealed three cases of vaginal bleeding after sex. Case reports in clinical medicine.

In all cases, the sex was consensual, the women were not pregnant, and menstruation was not present when the bleeding started.

In the second case, an 18-year-old girl lost an estimated two liters of blood – or a third of her body’s blood – after suffering a vaginal tear.

The patient had consensual sex with her partner that morning and denied using any sex toys or aids.

But then she ran to the bathroom, where she spent two hours trying to stop the bleeding. She inserted a tampon, but it was pushed out by the blood flow.

She went to the ER, but had two sanitary towels soaked with blood before she arrived. The patient also said she started to feel faint.

Examination revealed a five-centimeter tear in the lip of her cervix, the area at the back of her vagina.

She received stitches to close the tear and a blood transfusion to replace lost fluids. She was kept in the hospital overnight before being discharged.

In the third case, an 18-year-old mother presented to the hospital with heavy vaginal bleeding.

It started shortly after 4 a.m., after the patient had had penetrative sex with her partner, including inserting his fingers into her vagina, she said.

Examination revealed a 4 cm tear in the vaginal wall. This was sutured.

She was released from the hospital and suffered no lasting complications from her injury.

In their report, the doctors said: ‘A [injury to the vagina after sex] is a rare emergency that may be complicated by excessive blood loss, which increases if there is a delay in seeking medical attention and making a diagnosis.

‘In such cases, treatment should be initiated promptly to minimize complications.’

The wounds are often sutured to stop the bleeding. Pressure can also be applied to the wound to stop the bleeding.

The study was led by researchers from Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in London.