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Postcoital bleeding
Shakiba Ardestani, Ebernella Shirin Dason and Mara Sobel
CMAJ September 11, 2023 195 (35) E1180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230143
Shakiba Ardestani
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDEbernella Shirin Dason
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDMara Sobel
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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- Ardestani, S., Dason, E. S., & Sobel, M. (2023). Saignement postcoïtal. CMAJ, 195(49), E1735. Accessed July 25, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230143-f.
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Postcoital bleeding
Shakiba Ardestani, Ebernella Shirin Dason, Mara Sobel
CMAJ Sep 2023, 195 (35) E1180; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230143
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- Postcoital bleeding is a distressing symptom that affects 0.7%–9% of patients1,2
- Careful inspection of the vulva, vagina and cervix to identify visible causes and bimanual examination for cervicitis should be undertaken
- Transvaginal ultrasonography is indicated in the 50% of patients who have no identified cause on physical examination1
- Cervical or endometrial malignant disease should be excluded when no obvious cause is identified
- Spontaneous resolution within 6 months occurs in 60% of patients with postcoital bleeding without identified cause1,3
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