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Post Menopausal, Light Post Coital Bleeding. Scanning Shows 10 Mm Endometrial Lining. Suggested Hysteroscopy. Possibility Of Cancer?
Hi, I am post menopause and have had some light post coital bleeding. My doctor sent me for a scan and was found that my endometrial lining is 10mm. They telling me that I have to go have a hysteroscopy. I am in new Zealand and going through the public health system. I am scared that I might have cancer. What are the chances of it being cancer please.
Fri, 24 May 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM.
Thank you for your query.
Bleeding in a post-menopausal woman with endometrial thickness carries a 10-20 % chance of turning out to be cancer. And with further investigations, this can be confirmed or ruled out. A 10 mm endometrial thickness is a tad bit more than the cutoff, which is why a hysterectomy has been advised to you.
Before going in to the details and regardless of the details, a hysterectomy would be advised either way. Which will ensure complete discontinuation of whatever condition has caused the bleeding, whether cancer or anything else.
Even if it is cancer, which as I mentioned earlier, carries a 10-20 % chance, a hysterectomy would be the best and most effective treatment, preventing any form of spreading. So please go ahead with the procedure, and I am sure all will be well after.
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications. I would gladly help you.
Best wishes
Thank you for your query.
Bleeding in a post-menopausal woman with endometrial thickness carries a 10-20 % chance of turning out to be cancer. And with further investigations, this can be confirmed or ruled out. A 10 mm endometrial thickness is a tad bit more than the cutoff, which is why a hysterectomy has been advised to you.
Before going in to the details and regardless of the details, a hysterectomy would be advised either way. Which will ensure complete discontinuation of whatever condition has caused the bleeding, whether cancer or anything else.
Even if it is cancer, which as I mentioned earlier, carries a 10-20 % chance, a hysterectomy would be the best and most effective treatment, preventing any form of spreading. So please go ahead with the procedure, and I am sure all will be well after.
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications. I would gladly help you.
Best wishes
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