What Causes Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding In An Elderly Person?

Posted on Sat, 31 Dec 2016

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Question : My older sister of 80 years is having bleeding from the female parts. She is afraid of cancer. She starts tests next week. bottom line is there another reason she could be bleeding off and on from the female parts?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to leiomyoma

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Yes, there are benign causes like leiomyoma (a fibromuscular non cancerous tumor in the wall of uterus) that can give rise to intermittent bleeding as in her case. Investigations will help in identification of the underlying cause.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar