What is the difference between uterine fibroids and uterine polyps?

Uterine fibroids and uterine polyps are both diseases that threaten women's reproductive health. Among these diseases, some people are easily confused because the symptoms are similar. Therefore, the most important thing is to distinguish them by their symptoms, or go to the hospital for diagnosis.

1. Uterine polyps and uterine fibroids are two different diseases. Cervical polyps are a manifestation of chronic cervicitis, which is a local hyperplasia of the cervical mucosa under the stimulation of inflammation. Generally speaking, women with cervical polyps do not have any discomfort symptoms, sometimes with increased vaginal discharge, blood in the vaginal discharge, and bleeding during intercourse.

2. The difference between uterine polyps and uterine fibroids: The symptoms of uterine fibroids are a common benign tumor in the female reproductive organs. The cause of the disease is still unclear and is related to excessive estrogen levels in the body. There are usually no obvious symptoms in the early stages. As the disease worsens, there may be changes in menstruation, lower abdominal distension, swelling in the thighs, increased leucorrhea with a foul odor, back pain, and compression symptoms, leading to secondary anemia, infertility and other symptoms.

3. Uterine polyps are also one of the more common gynecological diseases. Generally speaking, another manifestation of chronic cervicitis is called cervical polyps. If the polyp is too large, it can easily cause infertility and blockage of the cervix, so cervical polyps are a very serious gynecological disease. Female friends must pay attention to the fact that cervical cancer may even be caused by cervical polyps.

4. Uterine polyps are very scary. For women who suffer from cervical polyps, their normal sexual life will generally be affected. If not treated in time, the polyps will gradually grow larger and block the cervical opening, causing bloody leucorrhea or bleeding during sexual life. In addition, pregnancy is affected by cervical polyps because the cervical opening is blocked by cervical polyps, which will cause the cervical canal to deform or the cervical opening to narrow, thereby hindering the normal upward movement of sperm and affecting pregnancy.