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Help please. could a yeast infection cause bleeding during sex?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not usually: Yeast infections don't usually cause bleeding. It would be prudent to get this medically evaluated.

Answered 9/29/2016

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