Bleeding is generally defined as vaginal bleeding. If vaginal bleeding is possible, it may be a sign of cervical cancer, but it may also be caused by cervical polyps, endometritis, endometriosis and so on.
Early stage of cervical cancer patients usually have no obvious symptoms, mostly contact bleeding, and irregular vaginal bleeding is often seen in middle and late stages. The amount of bleeding varies according to the size of lesion and invasion of blood vessels in the interstitium, and may cause hemorrhage if it invades large blood vessels. Young patients may also show prolonged menstrual period and increased menstrual flow; older patients often have postmenopausal irregular vaginal bleeding.
Besides vaginal bleeding, most patients with cervical cancer have vaginal discharge, and the liquid is white or bloody, which may be thin as watery or rice slop, or with fishy odor. Due to necrosis of cancerous tissues with infection in advanced stage patients, there may be a large amount of rice-slop-like or purulent foul-smelling leukorrhea.
However, vaginal bleeding does not necessarily mean cervical cancer. Apart from the factor of menstruation, vaginal bleeding may also be caused by cervical polyps, endometritis, endometriosis and so on.
Patients are advised to go to the hospital in time to clarify the cause of the disease and treat the symptoms.