Abstract

Postmenopausal bleeding is a sinister in it and refers to any uterine bleeding in a menopausal woman and warrants an urgent evaluation to rule out carcinoma of either uterine or extrauterine origin. Meticulous history taking and physical examination is must to formulate the probable differential diagnosis. Endometrial evaluation should then be followed by the most appropriate test available. The main aim of this review is to highlight the gravity of postmenopausal bleeding and to make the best choice among the disparate tests available to ensure timely diagnosis.

Keywords

postmenopausal, endometrial, thickness, transvaginal, ultrasonography, endometrial, cancer, bleeding, gynaecological, atypia, hypertrophy, cervical, vaginal, vulval, urethra, bladder, anus, rectum, bowel