I have been going thru menopause for the past year and half. No period for over a year then I had a "mini" period. Lasted for about 2 days very light. Had a Dr. appointment and mentioned it to her and she replied it is not unsual for a woman going through menopause to have it happen. Probably just a burst of hormones if it contiues to come back. I have had two more episodes but noticed it only happened after a hard bowel movement. The blood is bright red but is not a hemorrhoid-it is coming from the vaginal area. Has anyone else experienced this? ( I had a hemocult test while at the doctor and it came back neg. Also had a colonoscopy 2 years ago so I'm quite sure the bleeding is not coming from the rectal area.) I plan on contacting my doctor but just wanted to know if anyone else had this happen-so I can ask additional questions when seeing the doctor.