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Mom hasnt had period in over a hear. pre menopause. spotting for a little now it stopped. shes had cancer cells before, concern?

Q: mom hasnt had period in over a hear. pre menopause. spotting for a little now it stopped. shes had cancer cells before, concern?

Spotting&amp; menopause: According to most GYN docs you have to go 18 month between periods before you are officially post menopausal. So spotting is not entirely abnormal if its only been a year,...but if she hasn't had a check up with pap and pelvic now would be a great time to do so!

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Spotting& menopause: According to most GYN docs you have to go 18 month between periods before you are officially post menopausal. So spotting is not entirely abnormal if its only been a year,...but if she hasn't had a check up with pap and pelvic now would be a great time to do so!

Answered 1/10/2015

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Mom hasnt had period in over a hear. pre menopause. spotting for a little now it stopped. shes had cancer cells before, concern?

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