A mother of three was blindsided by a cervical cancer diagnosis just days before her 30th birthday — despite experiencing ...

Light spotting after menopause can be caused by a few different things, including non-cancerous polyps, vaginal dryness, or excess growth of the tissue that lines the uterus. Less common causes range ...

Common causes of bleeding after menopause include vaginal or vulvar atrophy, polyps, and uterine fibroids (tissue growth). In most cases these are noncancerous conditions, but some may have the ...

Menstruation is the condition of normal vaginal bleeding that happens during a woman’s monthly cycle. When pregnancy does not ...

Cervical polyps are very common indeed and, as you say, they can interfere with taking a smear test. A polyp is no more than an overgrowth of one small area of the lining of the cervix.

Cervicitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Mounti Sinai. Cervical polyps. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. What you should know ...

Vaginal bleeding before puberty OR abnormal bleeding after puberty Heavy menstrual bleeding after puberty Light breakthrough bleeding or spotting in between menstrual cycles after puberty Menstrual ...

Sometimes vaginal bleeding can signal important problems ... Reproductive tract problems—Uterine fibroids and polyps (growths) or infections are common causes of abnormal bleeding.

However, bleeding is a primary concern, especially in premenopausal women, or the younger population, rather than in the elderly. As age increases, the risk of cervical cancer decreases but does ...