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Postmenopausal Genital Bleeding An Analysis of 132 Cases
Author(s) -
Benzie Ranald
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1967.tb02491.x
Subject(s) - ignorance , postmenopausal bleeding , vaginal bleeding , medicine , uterine bleeding , menstruation , gynecology , medical advice , postmenopausal women , obstetrics , pregnancy , cancer , nursing , philosophy , epistemology , endometrial cancer , biology , genetics
It has been stated that 70 per cent of all uterine carcinomata present initially with postmenopausal bleeding (Lewis, 1965). Such bleeding usually prompts the patient to seek medical advice. However, some postmenopausal women may disregard this important sign because of pre‐menstrual familiarity with vaginal loss and because of ignorance of the import of bleeding (Abbas, 1960).