So thankful I found this message board. I'm 68, had early menopause as I've not had a period since 1997. The morning I began spotting, I panicked. As the steroid shot I received for my back was the only thing "different" in the past few weeks, I began googling and found this page. HUGE sigh of relief! I also found other reference to this side effect, as well.

My GP hadn't heard of this side effect. I had a pelvic sonogram and a transvaginal sonogram. The sonogram tech hadn't heard of this side effect, either. I also had an endometrial biopsy. Thankfully, the biopsy came back Negative. The gynecologist did say to me that, on rare occasions, a steroid shot will cause post-menopausal bleeding.

My back Doctor that administered the shot was unaware of this side effect but has been doing some research and feels that he can adjust the meds used in the shot to prevent this from occurring again. He said that there is a hormone in one of the meds and he can use something else that will achieve the same results.

Hopefully there is an alternative out there so that we don't have to make a choice between bleeding and pain.

BTW, I'm curious . . . are any other redheads experiencing this side effect? We're known to have wacky responses to some things and I'm wondering if having red hair is a factor in experiencing this side effect.