Post Menopause

POST MENOPAUSE

If you're past menopause and haven't had a period for several months -- then start having minor bleeding once a month or so -- you should probably see a doctor. Abnormal bleeding in a woman is always cause for concern. When a woman is in perimenopause -- usually during her 40s -- it's normal to skip one period and have one the next month. But if a woman didn't have a menses for nine months and then she bled, [a doctor] would always evaluate that". A pelvic exam, [ultrasound], and possibly a biopsy might be necessary to determine if it is endometrial [uterine] cancer or pre-endometrial cancer, called hyperplasia. Sometimes abnormal bleeding does occur. But you really have to watch it; it should be investigated. We're lucky with uterine cancer in that there's always bleeding and therefore we can catch it early [when it is almost always treatable] Post menopausal bleeding can originate from other problems such as:

Hormone
replacement therapy.
Uterine (endometrial) polyps.
Cervical Cancer.
Cuts or lesions on the outside of the vagina sex.
Be sure to TEST regularly

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Post Menopause