Iron defficiency?

when my boyfriend and i have sex,i tend to bleed.it's not really normal.but when i take my iron pills 3 times a day on a regualar basis it doesn't happen.i'm a vegetarian and don't get enough protein.my iron level is at 7.is this a result?

this implies SEVERE anemia. the bleeding with sex could be a couple of different things, but its being exacerbated by your low iron levels.

To me, bleeding after or during sex is not a normal
symptom.
http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/menstru...
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/bleedi...
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/health/whealth...

read these sites and decide what to do. I hardly believe that iron deficiency can cause bleeding anywhere. It causes dizziness, it causes other symptoms but not bleeding.
Iron level of 7 is really bad, you should have 12-14 and not 7. I do think you need urgently to consult a doctor to give you iron injections as pills do not seem to do much good.

Hey cutiecourt, perhaps you should try a liquid iron, it's much easier to take (costs a little more) and your body absorbs the iron better than the pill form without suffering all the side effects often related to taking iron.

Another thing you could try is taking chlorophyll each day. Chlorophyll helps the body metabolize iron more efficiently.

I can't help you on the bleeding after sex issue, but doesn't seem that it would be caused by low iron, although it would cause your iron levels to become lower. Talk to a doctor about the bleeding after sex, he/she has heard it before and may have answers for you.