Review Article

Postcoital Bleeding: A Review on Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Table 1

Common causes of postcoital bleeding.

Benign growths
 Endometrial polyps
 Cervical polyps
 Cervical ectropion
Infection
 Cervicitis
 Pelvic inflammatory disease
 Endometritis
 Vaginitis
Genital/vulvar lesions
 Herpes simplex virus
 Syphilis
 Chancroid
 Lymphogranuloma venereum
 Condyloma accuminata
Benign conditions
 Vaginal atrophy
 Pelvic organ prolapse
 Benign vascular neoplasms
 Endometriosis
Malignancy
 Cervical cancer
 Vaginal cancer
 Endometrial cancer
Trauma
 Sexual abuse
 Foreign bodies