Vaginal bleeding in the elderly
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Grandma vaginal bleeding, every few days there is a little, sometimes a drop, sometimes a piece, do not know what the reason, the following together to understand the elderly vaginal bleeding.
Vaginal bleeding in the elderly
First: this may be caused by senile vaginitis. Senile vaginitis is due to the decline of ovarian function, the decrease of estrogen level, the atrophy of vaginal wall, the thinning of mucous membrane, the decrease of glycogen content in epithelial cells, the increase of pH value in vagina, the decrease of local resistance, the invasion and reproduction of pathogenic bacteria and the inflammation.
Second: the causes of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding include senile vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis, functional uterine bleeding, malignant tumor, hysteromyoma, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.
Third: we must attach great importance to postmenopausal bleeding. Although most of the cases are caused by senile vaginitis or endometritis, a small number of people may be caused by cervical cancer or endometrial cancer, including precancerous lesions, which should be treated by segmental diagnostic curettage.
