What are cervical polyps?

Have you heard of cervical polyps? It’s one of the benign growths the most common of neck and endocervix (the inner part of the cervix that forms the canal that connects the vagina to the uterus), most are asymptomatic, but can cause bleeding.

Gynecologist and obstetrician Alejandra Andrino (@medifemgt) explained that they are often discovered cervical polypsespecially in those patients who present strange flow and infections recurring cases that they tried to treat with self-medication and saw no improvement.

Cervical polyps occur in 2% to 5% of women, mostly originating from endocervical canal and it can be caused Chronic inflammationFurthermore, they rarely become malignant, according to the Merck Manuals.

Usually, polyps are pink, shiny, and measure less than a centimeter in all dimensions, and as Andrino described in detail, they consist of endocervical granulation tissuewhich may include mucosal cells, epithelial cells and connective stroma.

Although polyps can be asymptomaticthe expert mentioned that it can cause it intermenstrual bleedingbleeding after sexual relations and vaginal discharge abnormal.

The diagnosis is made through a gynecological examination visualization of the cervix with a speculum and confirmation is done through biopsies wave surgical removal polyps for pathological analysis.

Treatment of polyps, in general, consists of surgical removaleither during colposcopy or hysteroscopy, depending on the size and location of the polyp.

Fact

An informative article from the Mayo Clinic points out that polyps usually appear in women who are going through or have gone through menopauseHowever, they can also appear in a young woman.