Spotting and the menopause

Spotting is the vaginal bleeding after menopause. You may experience blood or brownish spots even after 4 or 5 years from menopause. This may occur due to some hormonal changes. But it should be checked initially. Sometimes spotting after menopause may occur due to any cancer growth in the uterine.

Menopause will not stop your normal life. And so many women have to face more responsibilities along with their menopausal problem. This may result in stress. Stress may cause spotting after menopause. So treating stress will provide relief.  The treatment requires more care and affection from the family members especially her life partner.

Since spotting after menopause is due to hormone imbalance there is no need to fear for that. But treatment is necessary to prevent spotting. If you experience frequent spotting you should compulsorily report to your doctor. This is important because spotting after menopause is the sign of cancer in uterine. But you need not fear that all the spotting is cause due to cancer only.

In many cases spotting after menopause happens to women who have undergone hormone replacement therapy. This is because the uterine is very sensitive to estrogen and the lack of estrogen can break the blood vessels and cause vaginal bleeding.

Polyps and fibroids may also cause post menopause spotting. Polyps cause light bleeding whereas fibroids cause heavy bleeding. Both of them require medical treatment. Some over growth in the uterine may cause spotting after menopause. 20% of such over growth lead to uterine cancer.

Mostly spotting may occur due to estrogen stimulation, pelvis disorder and so on. If the spotting continues or it comes as fresh blood, you should contact your doctor immediately. Early diagnosis will prevent most of the severe problems.

Analyzing the medical history of the patient will help the doctor to diagnose the cause for spotting after menopause. Physical examination of pelvis and vagina will help the doctor to detect the cause. If the spotting has foul smell and the patient feels pain or burning sensation in vagina, then it may be due to cervical cancer.

Sometimes thyroid problem may also cause spotting. The abnormal bleeding may depend upon your age and it requires immediate treatment. Thickened endometrial may also cause spotting after menopause.

Since uterine cancer affects older women than young spotting should be analyzed immediately. But remember cancer is not the only cause for spotting after menopause. There are several other reasons also.