Vaginal bleeding as the result of a leech bite is a rare occurrence. We report 2 cases of vaginal bleeding in young girls that resulted from a leech bite and required treatment. Clinical ...

The morbidity associated with a leech bite is mainly due to 2 factors -- mechanical obstruction of a vital organ and/or severe bleeding, as in our cases. Vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite is rare.

Leech expert Roy Sawyer ... Mark already has three to four dozen chigger bites; he'd show you, but they're in, he whispers, "the nether regions." Perhaps that's why he looks a bit uncomfortable.