Post-coital haemoperitoneum: a downside to intercourse

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 Jan;94(1):e26-7. doi: 10.1308/003588412x13171221499586.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology
  • Adult
  • Coitus*
  • Female
  • Hemoperitoneum / etiology*
  • Hemoperitoneum / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / complications*
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Polyps / complications
  • Polyps / surgery
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / complications
  • Uterine Neoplasms / complications*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery