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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;94(1):e26-7.
doi: 10.1308/003588412x13171221499586.

Post-coital haemoperitoneum: a downside to intercourse

L Toquero  1 , R Gadd, C E Owers, J M Simms
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Case Reports

Post-coital haemoperitoneum: a downside to intercourse

L Toquero et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 Jan.

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.

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Figure 1
Intraoperative appearance of uterine fibroid causing haemoperitoneum
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Completely excised polyp
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