title: Coital injuries of the vagina in non-virginal patients.
abstract: A series of 19 non-virginal patients who sustained vaginal injuries during normal coitus is presented. Twelve were between 16 and 25 years of age and 5 were older than 45 years. All presented with profuse or prolonged vaginal bleeding. The initial diagnosis was frequently wrong because a history of injury was not forthcoming and visualization of the lesion was obscured by the bleeding. The possibility of such trauma should be kept in mind; digital examination confirms the diagnosis. Prompt surgical suturing under general anaesthesia is required to control the haemorrhage.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries*