I’m 52 years old and I’ve been on my period for 11 days. What’s wrong?



At the age of 52, menstruation for 11 days may be caused by perimenopausal syndrome, endometritis, cervical polyps and other diseases, or it may be caused by other diseases such as cervical cancer.

1. Perimenopausal syndrome: Perimenopausal syndrome is caused by ovarian hypoplasia, and the typical symptoms of patients are menstrual disorders, palpitations, hot flashes, etc., so the patients will experience the phenomenon of 11 days of menstruation.

2. Endometritis: endometritis is caused by pathogen infection after the uterus is traumatized, patients will have abnormal menstruation, lower abdominal pain, leukorrhea and other manifestations, and there will be the phenomenon of 11 days of menstruation.

3. Cervical polyps: cervical polyps are considered to be caused by chronic inflammation and cervical infection, etc. The main symptoms of patients are menstrual disorders, bleeding after sexual intercourse, purulent vaginal discharge, etc., and the symptoms of 11 days of menstruation will occur.

4. Other: cervical cancer, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and other diseases may also lead to the phenomenon of 11 days of menstruation. Therefore, when a 52-year-old woman has the symptom of menstruation coming for 11 days, she should go to the hospital in time and be treated under the doctor’s guidance.