What is the reason of endometrial thickening after menopause

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My mother recently appeared abnormal body, two days ago found pink watery leucorrhea, sometimes red, take my mother to the hospital for examination, said is the uneven thickening of endometrium, gynecological disease is everywhere, so what is the reason for postmenopausal endometrial thickening? Now let me talk about it for you.

What is the reason of endometrial thickening after menopause

First, the clinical manifestation of endometrial hyperplasia is functional uterine bleeding. The main symptoms are irregular menstruation, prolonged menstruation and menorrhagia. Most patients occur during menopause or adolescence. Its occurrence is related to excessive secretion of estrogen and lack of progesterone. Macroscopically, the endometrium is generally thickened, up to 0.5-1cm. The surface is smooth, soft, and irregular or polypoid.

Second: the clinical manifestation of endometrial hyperplasia is functional uterine bleeding. The main symptoms are irregular menstruation, prolonged menstruation and menorrhagia. Most of them occur in adolescence or menopause. Its occurrence is related to excessive secretion of estrogen and lack of progesterone. Postmenopausal endometrial thickening is caused by the stimulation of endometrium by a large amount of estrogen.

Third: and also caused by ovarian hormone disorders, if women take progesterone free contraceptives or supplement hormone improper way, may also lead to endometrial thickening. Because endometrial thickness is related to hormone levels. Postmenopausal endometrial thickening is best to do a diagnostic curettage, do pathology to see endometrial hyperplasia, according to the pathological results to formulate whether need treatment.

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Under normal circumstances, the endometrial thickness of postmenopausal women should be less than 0.4cm. If the endometrial thickness is greater than 0.4cm, even if it has not reached the standard of endometrial hyperplasia, for postmenopausal women, it has exceeded the warning line and must be paid great attention to.