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What Causes Missed Periods For Four Years?
I am 55 and I haven’t had a period in 4 years. I get yearly checkups and my last gynecologist check up was July. I have a little bit of spotting the other day Pinkish. Doctor did a biopsy today and I have to go for vaginal ultrasound. She said it maybe thickening or a polyop. I am so scared in can be cancer. I have no pain. So worried
Tue, 28 May 2019
Hello,
In postmenopausal women spotting or bleeding is quite suspicious for malignancy, but there can be other causes for spotting which can be either resolved by medications or by invasive procedures. So be positive and hope for the best.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Naira Jahangir, OB and GYN Specialist
In postmenopausal women spotting or bleeding is quite suspicious for malignancy, but there can be other causes for spotting which can be either resolved by medications or by invasive procedures. So be positive and hope for the best.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Naira Jahangir, OB and GYN Specialist
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