Bleeding after Menopause - does it happen?
written by Deborah Lister
Menopause should not cause bleeding!
You should not bleed at all from your vagina after you have gone
through menopause. This is the single most important fact you will find
in this article. If you suffer from bleeding after menopause, contact
your doctor or gynecologist. This could be a possible sign of cancer of
the uterine lining or the cervix. It is not always a warning sign,
though, especially if you are on hormone replacement therapy to ease
the symptoms of menopause, but it should still be taken seriously and
checked out. Bleeding after menopause often happens after or during
sex, but can happen at other times.
When Am I Done with Menopause?
If you have not had a period in six months, your menopause is
considered to be over. If you’ve had a hysterectomy or had your ovaries
surgically removed, you should not bleed from about a month following
your surgery. If you do bleed, it might be a problem from the surgery.
If you have surgical menopause and bleed, contact your doctor as soon
as possible.
If it isn’t Cancer, What Is It?
The doctor will look at your medical history, if you are having
bleeding after menopause and did not have a recent operation. Bleeding
after menopause is sometimes a sign of growing polyps or fibroids in
your womb. Some wombs are not happy unless they grow something, whether
its beneficial to the rest of the body or not. Treatment for the
growths varies, but you will most likely have to get a biopsy. If you
have ever had a PAP or cervical smear, then you know what you are in
for to get your womb checked for growths. Just lie back and relax. The
procedure for checking your womb for growths is very similar. Instead
of a speculum, the doctor inserts a thin telescope.
If you are taking any kind of hormone replacement therapy and
discover bleeding after menopause, it could be due to your body not
adjusting to the hormones. You will most likely try lower doses or
different kinds of hormone replacement therapy to avoid any kind of
surgery. The same is true if you are taking birth control pills for any
reason whatsoever, as the pills do contain hormones that can disturb
your body.
If bleeding after menopause happens always during sex, then there is
the possibility that your vagina was damaged during the sexual act. The
vaginal walls, as well the rest of the body, arent as robust as they
used to be.
