Uterine polyps

Lumps that grow in the cervix, cervical canal, or uterine cavity by slender pedicles attached to the uterine wall can be clinically referred to as uterine polyps. Therefore, a polypoid mass in the uterine cavity may be a fibroid (a submucosal pedicle protruding into the uterine cavity to form a fibroid-like polyp). Endometrial polyps are caused by hyperplasia of the endometrium, which can occur at any age. Very common types of localized endometrial masses are prominent in the uterine cavity, smooth, meat-like hardness, and different lengths. Elders may protrude beyond the cervix, and some have shorter pedicles. Smaller polyps are generally asymptomatic. Some polyps exposed outside the cervix were found to bleed after an intercourse. Longer pedicles can be removed by laser surgery under hysteroscopy and treated with smaller polyps found at the same time.

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