Post menopausal bleeding, bit worried

Hi there, I'm worried about postmenopausal bleeding and this forum seemed like a good place to have a chat with people. I'm 51 and have not had a period for over 2 years. Over the last 6 weeks I have had 3 episodes of bleeding, all lasting a few days. I'm currently having an episode now, but with this one I am having period pain just on my left side and significant bloating, to the point I can't eat past 2pm. I just wondered if anyone else has had this? I have also had unexplained, chronic diarrhoea since January, though that may not be connected. I had an ultrasound which was supposed to be transvaginal, though on the day they decided just to do on my abdomen rather than internally. As far as I know, it didn't show anything. I'm not normally a worrier, but I am now!

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  • Hi KerryLouise

    You should go back to your GP if you have had further bleeding.
    i am 60 years of age and haven't had a period for around 8 years. I have had 2 episodes of bleeding just as you say with pain low down in my groin which my consultant says is pelvic pain. My 2 episodes were 6 months apart. After the first I had trans vaginal ultrasound. Nothing was found. The 2nd episode was on July 7th, I went back to my GP and I then had another appointment where they did a further internal ultrasound. My consultant, different to the first, said she couldn't see my cervix to make a proper examination, therefore couldn't understand how my GP could collect a proper sample for cancer smear purposes. She sent me for a MRI scan to determine what was happening, I have an appointment on November 14th to find out results. 

  • Hi BHB1961,  thanks for your reply. I really hope the MRI results do not show anything sinister. It's such a long time to wait which is horrid for you. I was supposed to have a call-back from my GP on Friday but it didn't happen. I don't have much faith in my GP surgery to be honest. I will try again tomorrow as I've had such an uncomfortable weekend and I'm sti bleeding. I imagine it's just a final period to end all periods! 

    Good luck with you, let me know how it goes.

  • Please get it checked, if you've not had a period for 2 years then something is wrong.

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