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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: KarineT on September 11, 2021, 05:27:36 PM

Title: Too thin or too thick endometrium
Post by: KarineT on September 11, 2021, 05:27:36 PM

Hello everyone,

I've come across an article about postmenopausal bleeding.  I umderstand that it could be caused by polyps or an endometrium that is too thin or too thick.  I am particularly interested in the endometrium issues.  Can these issues occur even if you're not HRT?  In the absence of oestrogen or HRT the endometrium should not thicken.  If anything, it should remain permanently thin, hence the lack of periods.  As for an endometrium that is too thin, I don't know why this should happen and cause bleeding.

If any of you has been affect by this I would like to hear about you experience.

Title: Re: Too thin or too thick endometrium
Post by: Cassie on September 11, 2021, 07:02:17 PM

A lack of oestrogen could cause thinning and sloughing away of the lining as could too much which could cause thickening and breakthrough bleeding.

Title: Re: Too thin or too thick endometrium
Post by: Ana21 on September 27, 2021, 11:10:24 PM

Hi Karine!

After menopause, the tissue that lines the uterus can become very thin and cause bleeding, just as thinning of the vaginal tissue can cause bleeding in some women.  For more information, you may want to google "endometrial atrophy."