What are the clinical symptoms of endometrial polyps?

What are the common symptoms of endometrial polyps? At present, endometrial polyps have seriously affected women's physical health. This is also the main factor causing female infertility. This gynecological disease not only has a great negative impact on women's bodies but also on women's future. In order to enable women to discover the existence of the disease as soon as possible, it is very necessary to understand the clinical symptoms of endometrial polyps. Next, let our expert friends introduce them to us.

Endometrial polyps are a common gynecological disease, which poses certain risks to women's reproductive health. For female friends, it is very necessary to understand the symptoms of endometrium, only in this way can endometrial polyps be detected in time. There are many symptoms of endometrial polyps, but many female friends do not have a comprehensive understanding of the symptoms of this disease. To this end, let the gynecology experts from Shanghai Changjiang Hospital talk about the symptoms of endometrial polyps so that women can have a deep understanding.

The main symptoms of endometrial polyps are increased menstrual flow or irregular uterine bleeding, which is caused by large amounts of estrogen stimulating the endometrium. The clinical manifestations are irregular and heavy abnormal uterine bleeding. Patients may experience continuous bleeding after a long period of amenorrhea, which may be suspected of miscarriage clinically. It may also manifest as shortened cycles and prolonged menstruation, with bleeding time lasting up to 1 month. Polyps are seen or touched at the cervical opening, and the uterine body is slightly enlarged. A hysteroscopy or segmental diagnostic curettage and the removed tissue or polyps are sent for pathological examination to confirm the diagnosis and differentiate it from dysfunctional uterine bleeding, submucosal uterine fibroids, and endometrial cancer.

Pathological examination of endometrial polyps can reveal that the degree of endometrial proliferation is not completely consistent with the severity of bleeding. It manifests as thickening of the endometrium, with thickness ranging from 3 to 12 mm, and in some cases even reaching 20 mm. The endometrium is grayish white or light yellow, with a flat surface or polyp-like protrusions, which may be accompanied by edema. Cystic spaces formed by dilated glands can sometimes be seen on the cross-section.

Endometrial polyps can occur at any age after puberty but are more common in women over 35 years old. Single, small endometrial polyps often have no clinical symptoms and are often discovered during gross examination after hysterectomy due to other diseases, or diagnosed after diagnostic curettage. Patients with multiple diffuse type often have menorrhagia and prolonged menstruation, which are related to the increase in endometrial area and excessive endometrial hyperplasia. Large polyps or polyps that protrude into the cervical canal are prone to secondary infection and necrosis, causing irregular bleeding and foul-smelling bloody secretions.

What are the symptoms of endometrial polyps? The main symptoms of endometrial polyps are irregular menstruation, irregular uterine bleeding, infertility, etc. The treatment of endometrial polyps must be very timely. Patients generally experience excessive menstruation, prolonged menstruation, and irregular menstruation. Women are reminded to go to the hospital for examination in time if they experience these symptoms, and to receive timely and effective treatment to control the progression of the disease if necessary.

The above are the clinical symptoms of endometrial polyps introduced to us by experts. We hope that the above article can help more female friends further understand the related symptoms of endometrial polyps. Once a woman develops endometrial polyps, it is likely to affect her fertility. Therefore, female friends must seek medical treatment as soon as the disease is discovered to avoid delaying the best treatment period.