Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree: (07/10/2004)
Good question, and there is nothing wrong. You mentioned in your other information included that there was painful intercourse. Chances are since this was your first time having intercourse, that the skin and muscles were a little tighter and they got rubbed in such a way that they bled. When we are sexually aroused the blood flows to very tiny blood vessels on the surface of the skin and the rubbing of the penis on that skin caused them to bleed.
One of the ways to make intercourse less painful and to avoid the bleeding you talk about is to use a lot, and I mean a lot, of water based lubricant when you have intercourse.
Since you may be protected by using a latex condom (I hope you were well protected) put the lubricant on the outside of the condom. If a condom isn't your protection choice, you can just put it on the penis, and your partner can put a lot of it around the opening into the vagina. The water based lubricant can be bought in any drug store, Kmart, Walmart, etc. KY jelly or astroglide are the most common to find. It must be water based so as not to harm the condom and it is easily washed out.
The reason that there is bleeding when you go to the bathroom, is that there is a very small distance between the opening into the vagina and the opening that you use for going to the bathroom (urethra). That is why you feel pain, bleed and have other close sensations between urination and intercourse.
If you have other questions, please feel free to write and ask.Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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