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Suggest Treatment For Vaginal Bleeding In A 63 Year Old
Question: Hello. I wanted to know have an information about some blood stains that my mother, 63 years have begun to appear recently. Please if possible you tell me approximately the cause and if you think that she may have something seriou and what type of analysis should make and to what doctor to go? I am ataching the photo. Thank you very much
Brief Answer:
Fix appointment with Gynecologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns today.
I could not find the photo that you attached.
The reasons for the blood stains at this age are
- thinning of the lining of uterus ( atrophic vaginitis
- vaginal infection
- polyp ( cervical or endometrial)
- thickening of lining of uterus( endometrial hyperplasia)
- In 10 % of women presenting with this symptom it could be due to cancer of uterus.
Therefore it is important that she has internal examination , ultrasound of uterus and ovaries, Pap smear and endometrial biopsy ( biopsy of lining of uterus) to find out the cause for the blood stains.
So please fix an appointment with the Gynecologist.
Remember that in 9 out of 10 women the cause is not serious. It is only in 1 in 10 women that the cause is serious. I pray that your mother belongs to the 9 out of 10 women group.
I hope this helps. If you have further concerns, do write to me.
Fix appointment with Gynecologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns today.
I could not find the photo that you attached.
The reasons for the blood stains at this age are
- thinning of the lining of uterus ( atrophic vaginitis
- vaginal infection
- polyp ( cervical or endometrial)
- thickening of lining of uterus( endometrial hyperplasia)
- In 10 % of women presenting with this symptom it could be due to cancer of uterus.
Therefore it is important that she has internal examination , ultrasound of uterus and ovaries, Pap smear and endometrial biopsy ( biopsy of lining of uterus) to find out the cause for the blood stains.
So please fix an appointment with the Gynecologist.
Remember that in 9 out of 10 women the cause is not serious. It is only in 1 in 10 women that the cause is serious. I pray that your mother belongs to the 9 out of 10 women group.
I hope this helps. If you have further concerns, do write to me.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you very much..I am ataching the photo. This appears in arms and legs also and go away after 2 weeks, but instead keep going out other like this.
Brief Answer:
Consult internal medicine specialist
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
I am extremely sorry.
When you wrote blood stains, being a Gynecologist I thought it to be vaginal spotting and wrote that answer. Please ignore that answer.
Bleeding into hands and legs can be due to several reasons. common reasons are
- blood disease
- liver or kidney disease
- connective tissue disease
- rarely cancer.
You must consult internal medicine specialist for this. Based on the examination findings they will advise you regarding the investigations to be done.
I hope this helps.
Consult internal medicine specialist
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
I am extremely sorry.
When you wrote blood stains, being a Gynecologist I thought it to be vaginal spotting and wrote that answer. Please ignore that answer.
Bleeding into hands and legs can be due to several reasons. common reasons are
- blood disease
- liver or kidney disease
- connective tissue disease
- rarely cancer.
You must consult internal medicine specialist for this. Based on the examination findings they will advise you regarding the investigations to be done.
I hope this helps.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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