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Chapter 13 - Sex with Bleeding in the First Trimester

from Section 2 - Specific Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2022

By
Hugo Madar ,
Aurélien Mattuizzi ,
Hanane Bouchghoul  and
Loïc Sentilhes
Edited by
Dan Farine  and
Pablo Tobías González
Dan Farine
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Pablo Tobías González
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina de Parla, Madrid
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Summary

There is a paucity of data on sex with bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. The sexuality of couples is highly diverse, and sexual intercourse frequently declines from the start of pregnancy. An increased risk of miscarriage in the first trimester has been reported when intercourse is associated with bleeding. However, it is impossible to assign a deleterious role for sex in this statistically significant association between bleeding and first-trimester miscarriage. Overall, there seems to be no danger associated with sexual activity of whatever type during pregnancy.

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first pregnancy trimesterpregnancy complicationsectopic pregnancycoitusvaginal bleedinguterine bleeding
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Sex and Pregnancy
From Evidence-Based Medicine to Dr Google
 , pp. 92 - 96
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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