Are polyps in the uterine cavity serious?

If polyps appear in the uterine cavity, it is often caused by chronic cervicitis, which is quite harmful to women's health. At this time, timely examination should be carried out to avoid causing greater harm. After all, the appearance of such polyps will affect women's conception, easily lead to infertility, and even easily lead to other harms, such as miscarriage, bleeding during sexual intercourse, etc., so timely treatment is required.

Are polyps in the uterine cavity serious?

1. This type of disease is likely to cause female infertility; endometrial polyps will seriously affect the smooth combination and implantation of sperm and fertilized eggs. If the environment inside the uterine cavity is changed due to combined infection, it will be very detrimental to the survival of sperm and fertilized eggs.

2. Occurrence of miscarriage: Endometrial polyps are most likely to cause miscarriage in women. Although some female friends are lucky enough to get pregnant, it can easily cause miscarriage in the early stage due to poor placental blood supply. In the late stage, women can also suffer miscarriage due to space-occupying lesions.

3. Leading to irregular menstruation; if endometrial polyps are not treated in time, they may cause irregular menstruation in women. Its main symptoms are: menstrual disorders, significantly increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual period, sometimes more and sometimes less bleeding, and spotting.

treat

Once cervical polyps are discovered, they should be removed surgically. Cervical polypectomy is relatively simple. After disinfecting the vagina and cervix with iodine, use hemostatic forceps to clamp the base of the polyp pedicle and rotate it to remove it. The operation is painless. After the operation, the wound surface is applied with chlortetracycline powder and pressed with cotton balls to reduce inflammation and stop bleeding. If the polyp is large and has a thick pedicle, the broken ends can be electrocauterized to stop bleeding after removal.

Regardless of the size of the removed polyps, pathological examination must be performed, because cervical polyps have a malignant transformation rate of 0.2% to 0.4%. Although this rate is very low, do not miss the diagnosis due to carelessness. In addition, although the polyps are removed, the inflammation of the cervix is ​​not completely eliminated, so the polyps may recur, and patients need regular checkups.