Postmenopausal women should be alert to endometrial cancer when vaginal bleeding occurs

"Endometrial cancer is one of the common malignant tumors of the female reproductive system, and it is more common in postmenopausal women." The early symptoms of this cancer are relatively easy to detect, which are irregular vaginal bleeding and increased secretions. But why are there so many patients who delay seeing a doctor in the outpatient clinic? More than 5 months ago, Ms. Zhang, who had been postmenopausal for 8 years, had a small amount of bloody secretions in her vagina again, and the color was dark red. At first she was very nervous, but after careful physical examination, she did not feel any abdominal pain, backache or other discomfort, so she thought it was not a big problem, and took some hemostatic drugs orally for treatment.

"At first, the hemostatic drugs were quite effective, but gradually, vaginal bleeding increased again." At that time, Ms. Zhang was shocked and rushed to the local hospital for examination. After a diagnostic curettage, it turned out to be endometrial cancer. Fortunately, she came not too late and the cancer cells had not metastasized. Currently, she has undergone a hysterectomy and is recovering well.

"Endometrial cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the female reproductive system, and it is more common in postmenopausal women." The early symptoms of this cancer are relatively easy to detect, which are irregular vaginal bleeding and increased secretions. But why are there so many patients who delay seeing a doctor in the outpatient clinic?

"Usually, the amount of bleeding in postmenopausal patients is less, and there is often a period of time before bleeding again. There is no abdominal pain, bloating and other discomfort in the early stages, so it is easy to be ignored." In this regard, she reminded postmenopausal women that once unexplained vaginal bleeding occurs, the possibility of malignant tumors such as endometrial cancer must be ruled out.

In addition, postmenopausal women cannot skip at least one gynecological examination per year, such as B-ultrasound, gynecological examination, etc. For example, early symptoms of endometrial cancer often include irregular vaginal bleeding, but many patients with gynecological malignancies do not have any symptoms in the early stage. When they experience abdominal pain, abdominal mass and other discomfort, they are likely to have reached the middle or late stage. The survival rate of treatment is lower than that of early treatment, and some have even lost the significance of treatment.

Only with regular gynecological examinations can we achieve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and improve the survival rate and survival time. If you have other questions, you can also consult our online experts. Feihua Health Network is always by your side!

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