title: Post-coital haemoperitoneum: a downside to intercourse.
abstract: We present the case of a 43-year-old multiparous female patient presenting with post-coital haemoperitoneum secondary to a ruptured uterine fibroid. This is a rare case demonstrating the need to elicit full gynaecological history in patients presenting with an acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toquero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gadd
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Owers
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Simms
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery