What Causes An Occasional Spotting During Menopause?

Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014

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Tue, 16 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Question : I am age 66 to day I spotted a little what could cause this

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
post menopausal bleeding could be cervical or uterine cancer

Detailed Answer:
hello,
thanks for contacting HCM
any form of post menopausal bleeding has to be evaluated in detail with a per speculum, bimanual and an ultrasound pelvis to rule out uterine or cervical cancer.

Please visit your gynecologist for a examination soon .
regards

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