What Could Bleeding After Menopause Mean?
January 24, 2010 by Lynn
Filed under Menopause Symptoms
My grandmother is 55 and has some heart conditions. She has been menopausal for 11 years, and for the past two weeks she has been bleeding vaginally. She has an appointment at St. Joseph’s hospital for December [they're that booked]. I’m still worried though. What could this mean?
I think the nurse on the phone said it could be ovarian cancer, but is that true?
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of vaginal bleeding after menopause as a symptom include:
* Cervical cancer
* Endometrial cancer
* Hormone replacement therapy
* Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
* Misoprostol
* Ovarian cancer
* Uterine prolapse
* Vaginal atrophy
* Vulval squamous cell carcinoma
Or, it could be none of these things. Whatever it is, don’t lose heart as there are good treatments for today for most medical issues.
Postmenopausal women who experience heavy or prolonged vaginal bleeding should always see a doctor to rule out more serious causes of vaginal bleeding.
Less frequent but serious causes of vaginal bleeding in postmenopausal women include endometrial cancer or hyperplasia (overgrowth of the lining tissues of the uterus, which can be precancerous in some cases).