Serious symptoms with vaginal bleeding
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Serious symptoms with vaginal bleeding
If you have vaginal bleeding and any of the following symptoms, call your doctor.
- Lightheadedness or fainting, especially when you change positions, such as rising to stand from a sitting position
- Fever
- Pelvic pain or severe cramps
- Pain with intercourse
- Shoulder pain without injury or a reason
- Vomiting
- Passage of clots or tissue from the vagina
Bleeding during pregnancy is more likely to be serious if the bleeding is moderate to severe or occurs with lower pelvic pain. These symptoms may be caused by an infection, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, or another serious problem.
If you know that you are pregnant and you have vaginal bleeding, call your doctor right away to discuss your symptoms.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Updated | July 11, 2007 |
| Last updated: | July 11, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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