What causes vaginal bleeding after menopause?

Do you know what causes vaginal bleeding after menopause? Generally speaking, women will experience menopause at around the age of 50, and there will be no more vaginal bleeding after menopause. If bleeding occurs after menopause, it is an external manifestation of the disease. It must be taken seriously and not be taken lightly. Let’s learn about it together below, and I hope female friends can be vigilant.

1. Basic causes of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

In recent years, due to the popularization of medical knowledge, people's vigilance against cancer has increased and timely screening and treatment of women's diseases have been carried out. The incidence of malignant tumors causing postmenopausal bleeding has decreased year by year, while postmenopausal bleeding caused by reproductive tract inflammation and non-organic factors has become the main cause. As postmenopausal women increasingly use estrogen replacement therapy, the proportion of endocrine postmenopausal bleeding caused by iatrogenic medications has also increased.

2. Symptoms of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

If the intrauterine contraceptive device is left in place for a long time after menopause, the ovaries will atrophy and the estrogen level in the body will decrease, causing the uterus to atrophy and the device to become embedded in the myometrium. Damage to the endometrium and myometrium can also cause vaginal bleeding. Regular consumption of pollen and nourishing tonics containing hormones may also cause vaginal bleeding. People with systemic hemorrhagic diseases and medical diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerosis sometimes also experience vaginal bleeding.

3. Causes of postmenopausal bleeding

There are many causes of postmenopausal bleeding, among which uterine bleeding is the most complicated. Any occurrence of menstruation after menopause should be considered abnormal, because malignant tumors account for a certain proportion of this disease. It is imperative to go to a qualified hospital for further diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease. "Upside-down flowering" is not all terrible. In life, in addition to the phenomenon of taking postmenopausal bleeding lightly as "rejuvenation", there are also many people who regard postmenopausal bleeding as a "disaster" and think that they are suffering from a terminal illness. This phenomenon shows that people have a certain understanding of the causes of postmenopausal bleeding, but their understanding is very one-sided, which leads to unnecessary tension.

IV. People’s past understanding of female reproductive tract cases

It is no longer considered that postmenopausal bleeding is a dangerous sign of female reproductive tract malignancy and a sign of cancer, because a considerable number of cases are related to reproductive system malignancy in elderly women. From the 1940s to the 1960s, postmenopausal bleeding caused by malignant tumors accounted for 40 to 80 percent. Now, due to the popularization of medical science knowledge, people's vigilance against cancer has increased, and timely surveys and treatments of women's diseases have been carried out. The incidence of malignant tumors causing postmenopausal bleeding has decreased year by year, and postmenopausal bleeding caused by genital tract inflammation and non-organic factors has become the main cause. According to the analysis of clinicians, the causes of postmenopausal bleeding in order of incidence are: senile vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis, functional uterine bleeding, malignant tumors, uterine fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. In short, vaginal bleeding after menopause should be carefully distinguished. In most cases, there is no big problem. Don't be overly nervous, but you can't ignore it either. You should go to the hospital to do some necessary examinations, and continue clinical observation to see whether there is vaginal bleeding in the later stage, how much bleeding, the color of the blood, whether there is any odor, etc. For those suspected of having malignant lesions, further examinations should be performed, such as diagnostic curettage, cervical smear, cervical biopsy, etc., to confirm the diagnosis.

The above is all about the causes of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Middle-aged and elderly women who have this phenomenon must pay attention to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to rule out the causes of cancer or cervical disease. Usually, you should pay attention to washing the vulva with clean water every day. If you use medication inside the vulva, you must do it under the guidance of a doctor and must not use medication blindly.