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What Can Post Menapausal Brown Spotting Be If Not Cancer?
What can post menapausal brown spottin be if not cancer? is it conclusive of, or likely, cancer? Noflow. Just very light brown spotting . can a woman be menapausal and then spottinng or bleeding resumes w/in a year as part of menstrual or irregularity recurrence? Can the brown spotting be due to fibroids if fibroids or thickening of the lining has been diagnosed by ultrasound?
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
Hi and thanks for the query,
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is a common abnormality observed which is associated to hormone dysfunction. It has nothing to do with cancer. Also, there is excessive growth of the cells of the uterine lining called hyperplasia. This however needs to be checked since at some point it could transform into a cancer. Uterine fibroids or myomas can also cause uterine bleeding. A physical examination from a doctor, abdominal ultrasound and uterine biopsy are very important. Thanks and kind regards.
Dr Bain
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is a common abnormality observed which is associated to hormone dysfunction. It has nothing to do with cancer. Also, there is excessive growth of the cells of the uterine lining called hyperplasia. This however needs to be checked since at some point it could transform into a cancer. Uterine fibroids or myomas can also cause uterine bleeding. A physical examination from a doctor, abdominal ultrasound and uterine biopsy are very important. Thanks and kind regards.
Dr Bain
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