What Causes Excessive Bleeding From The Penis While On Warfarin?

Posted on Mon, 6 Mar 2017

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Question : Had a cock ring on the tip of my penis forgot to take it off before urinating when I did pulled it off I started bleeding internally what should I do to stop the bleeding also on warfarin 5 mg

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Stop Warfarin for couple of days

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .

Bleeding that you have is due to injury to urethra which gets agrevated due to blood thinner like Warfarin that you are taking .

Stop Warfarin for couple of days .

Apply tight dressing with soft cotton pad and bandage and let it be there for 6 hours by the time bleeding is bound to stop .

Ensure to rink more water to get clots flushed out with urine .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar