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Does Chronic Amenorrhea And Thickened Uterus Indicate Cancer?

I have been having amenorrhea for the last ten years. My periods have spaced further and further apart the last couple of years have been almost a year. I got hormone levels tested and they are normal. I got pelvic ultrasound and it shows thickening of uterus. Is this a sign of cancer?
posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I don't think you are having cancer. As cancer causes excessive bleeding mostly.
So I don't think it is cancer.
But still I advice you to get done biopsy of uterus where thickening is maximum.
You can also get done CT scan for better evaluation.
So you may have atrophic disease involving uterus but this also needs biopsy for confirmation.
So better to get done biopsy and CT scan to know the cause for your amenorrhoea.
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Does Chronic Amenorrhea And Thickened Uterus Indicate Cancer?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I don t think you are having cancer. As cancer causes excessive bleeding mostly. So I don t think it is cancer. But still I advice you to get done biopsy of uterus where thickening is maximum. You can also get done CT scan for better evaluation. So you may have atrophic disease involving uterus but this also needs biopsy for confirmation. So better to get done biopsy and CT scan to know the cause for your amenorrhoea.