Post-coital bleeding
Adult

Gynaecology

Useful Management Information

  • Pre-menopausal women who have a single episode of post-coital bleeding and a clinically normal cervix
    do not need to be referred if oncogenic HPV is not detected and LBC is negative

Minimum Referral Criteria

Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days)
  • Suspected malignancy
  • SCC, positive oncogenic HPV and/or HSIL on LBC, glandular lesion on cervical screening
Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days)
  • Post-coital bleeding recurs or persists despite negative HPV or LBC
Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days)
  • No category 3 criteria
  • If the patient does not meet the criteria for referral but the referring practitioner believes the patient requires specialist review, a clinical override may be requested:
    • Please explain why (e.g. warning signs or symptoms, clinical modifiers, uncertain about diagnosis, etc.)
  • Please note that your referral may not be accepted or may be redirected to another service.

Essential Referral Information

  • Findings of speculum examination
  • Recent co-test result (HPV and LBC)
  • HVS result
  • Sexual health history
  • STI screen result - endocervical swab or first catch urine for chlamydia +/- gonorrhoea NAA

Additional Referral Information

  • BMI
  • Pelvic USS (TVS preferable)
  • Contraceptive use
Last updated 15 November 2023

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Internal Referrals

Gynaecology (E-Blueslips)
Colposcopy (E-Blueslips)

Fax

(07) 5687 4497

Post

Booking and Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215

Enquiries

1300 559 083

Related HealthPathways

No directly related pathways found

Service Availability

Dr Graeme Walker
Medical Director Gynaecology

Facilities

Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital

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