Q. What could cause a 62-year-old woman to have light bleeding after attaining menopause?

Hi,

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I went through the images (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) you provided along with your medical history.

For your age and post-menopausal status, the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus, which one bleeds during menstruation) is relatively thickened. It shows cystic changes within the endometrium (for the post-menopausal state, the endometrial thickness is about three to four mm or even less. Yours is about 9.7 mm).

As you had an episode of post-menopausal bleeding, it is imperative to rule out endometrial cancer, for which a fractional endometrial curettage or biopsy followed by histopathological examination is necessary.

I hope and pray that your report turns out to be negative.

Best wishes.

The investigations include fractional endometrial curettage or biopsy followed by histopathological examination.

Do follow up with reports.

Same symptoms doesn’t mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Jain Padmesh Satishchand

Experience: 20 + Yrs

Radiology

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