VAGINAL BLEEDING, PREMENOPAUSAL: TREATMENT
April 9th, 2009 | Posted by admin | Category: General healthNo Comments
If you are bleeding from the vagina, your gynecologist will perform a complete gynecological exam during which she will look for lesions or cancers of the gynecological tract. If your doctor suspects you have a cervical lesion, she will perform a culposcopy, a test that will allow her to view the cervix directly to check for lesions that might be cancerous. If you’re premenopausal and not currently on ERT and are experiencing vaginal bleeding, your gynecologist may recommend that you start taking estrogen and/or progesterone. This will usually stop the bleeding.
If a fibroid tumor is causing your bleeding, your gynecologist may recommend that only the tumor be removed, especially if you want to have children. However, in many cases, you may be advised to have a hysterectomy since a complicated surgical procedure is required to remove just the tumor. The hysterectomy can be total, in which both ovaries and the uterus are removed, or it can be partial in which one ovary is left in place. The latter is often done when the patient is premenopausal in order to conserve her natural hormone supply.
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