What is postmenopausal vaginal bleeding?

Once a woman experiences menopausal symptoms, her menstruation will stop and vaginal bleeding will no longer occur. However, some women still experience vaginal discharge after menopause and are very worried, not knowing what is causing it. So, what is postmenopausal vaginal bleeding? Let’s take a closer look at it.

In most cases, common diseases that cause postmenopausal bleeding in women include: cancer of the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterine body, and fallopian tube; uterine fibroids; benign ovarian tumors; intrauterine contraceptive devices; injuries such as sexual intercourse injuries; vaginal, cervical, endometritis, and systemic hemorrhagic diseases, etc. However, among these diseases, the most common are senile vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical cancer, endometritis, and endometrial cancer.

According to the relevant introduction given by experts, if a female friend bleeds after menopause, she needs to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis in time, because in most cases this is a sign of a tumor. According to clinical statistics, in the 1940s, 60-80% of postmenopausal bleeding was caused by malignant tumors, while surveys in recent decades have shown that benign diseases account for 60-80% and malignant tumors account for about 20-40%.

The above is an introduction to what causes postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. I hope it will be helpful for women to understand. If a woman still experiences bleeding after menopause, she must take it seriously, actively look for the cause, and then take effective measures to solve it to avoid causing more serious harm to the body.