If you experience bleeding after menopause, seek professional help. "The incidence of endometrial carcinoma is 10% of the people who present to us with postmenopausal bleeding," says Dr B Ramesh. TheHealthSite.com
Dutch investigators have demonstrated "excellent" results for detecting endometrial cancer in urine and cervicovaginal samples that women collect at home.
A 60-year-old woman was concerned that she was bleeding after being in menopause for a decade. The doctor told her it was nothing to worry about, but she learned she had a rare type of ovarian cancer when she sought a second opinion.