I am wondering if there is any information that may help.

A friend of mine, age 50, had a partial hysterectomy a year ago this past April. She is a divorced mother of two girls, and recently her boyfriend has moved in.

She has experienced painful sex, having not had sex for a long while, and she is also experiencing some menopausal symptoms.

They used a lubricant, the kind that he feels heat, and she feels cool, and she felt no discomfort at all, except for the bleeding afterward. It was bright red, and stopped almost immediately. She said it scared her because there was a lot of blood.

Could this be related to menopause? Is this something unusual that she should see her Doctor about?

Thanks for any direction and insight.

Do you know what she had the partial hysterectomy for? Could be related to that... for example endometriosis could be a cause for the bleeding... or polyps. Might be just her body adjusting to having sex again, and perhaps age related, even with the lubricant.

If it is a one off, I wouldn't worry, if it happens each time she should consider having things checked out.

Thanks for reponding, I'm worried about her.

The hysterectomy was because of heavy bleeding over a long period, very extended periods, and she was getting very tired and weak.

I'm thinking age related as well, maybe thinning of the vaginal walls. I think it's happened more than once but I'm not sure.

But I'll pass this information on when I see her this morning. I'm glad she is getting checked out tomorrow.

Thaks for the info.