post menopausal bleeding

[daffy654]

After no menstruation for 13 months I suddenly started bleeding yesterday. Does anyone know if this is common/normal? Googling turns up some worrying links, the first being one that says the NHS dictat is all post menopausal bleeding is cancer until proved otherwise.

Do I really need to see a doctor for this or can I safely ignore it? I hate doctors!

[cathfromsaron]

i quite understand there may be no point, but that is our advice!

cath x

[rowanwitch]

And if you needed one a hysterectomy can be done with a spinalblock/local anaesthetic

[JoolsTwo]

coccinelle - I can only answer for my case obviously. But I had spotting and it was brown rather than red in colour. I had the hospital appointment after the new year break and was in for the op on 1st Feb. That was 11 years ago and I've been fine since.