vaginal bleeding

Last reviewed 01/2018

Normal:

  • menstruation
  • oral contraceptive pill (OCP)
  • hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Abnormal menstrual bleeding:

  • menorrhagia
  • amenorrhoea
  • oligomenorrhoea

Non-menstrual bleeding:

  • postcoital bleeding (PCB)
  • intermenstrual bleeding (IMB)
  • postmenopausal bleeding (PMB)
  • miscarriage
  • ectopic pregnancy

Related pages:

normal vaginal bleeding

abnormal menstrual bleeding

non-menstrual bleeding

vaginal bleeding(early pregnancy)

antepartum haemorrhage

postpartum haemorrhage

breakthrough bleeding whilst on COC

urgent referral for suspected gynaecological cancer

clinical practice guidance for the assessment of young women aged 20-24 with abnormal vaginal bleeding