What Are The Common Causes Of Vaginal Bleeding?

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Isolating the cause of your vaginal bleeding is important for developing an appropriate treatment and management plan. Some circumstances or conditions which may cause vaginal bleeding include:

• Pregnancy

• Benign (non-cancercous) conditions: fibroids, polyps or adenomyosis

• Cancers of the vagina, cervix or uterus

• Infections of the vagina, cervix or uterus

• Endometrial hyperplasia (abnormal growth of endometrial tissue resulting in atypical cells)

• Bleeding disorders

• Medication side effects

• Physical trauma

• Intrauterine device

• Anovulation or dysfunctional uterine bleeding: Bleeding that cannot be attributed to one of the factors above but instead is likely related to irregular menstrual cycles from a hormonal imbalance

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