What harm can uterine polyps cause?

Female friends will be very worried when they develop uterine polyps because it poses a great threat to health. In the early stages of uterine polyps, there will be symptoms of prolapse of the tumor, abnormal leucorrhea, and vaginal bleeding. Women should pay special attention after these symptoms appear, because it is likely to cause infertility, cancer, and irregular menstruation, all of which are extremely dangerous. Understanding its symptoms and dangers can help women better protect uterine health.

1. Introduction to the early symptoms of uterine polyps.

1. Tumor prolapse

If cervical polyps occur in unmarried young women, such patients may show symptoms of prolapse of a swelling at the vaginal opening.

2. Abnormal leucorrhea

When patients with cervical polyps experience increased vaginal discharge and blood in their vaginal discharge, the possibility of cervical polyps should be considered. This is because the cervix frequently contracts under the stimulation of inflammation, causing an increase in female secretions. The cervix is ​​rich in blood vessels and has a thin epithelial layer. A small amount of bleeding may occur due to inflammation, so a small amount of blood may sometimes be seen in the leucorrhea.

3. Vaginal bleeding

The early symptoms of cervical polyps also include a small amount of bleeding, which is sometimes bright red in color. Some patients will also bleed after sexual intercourse, the amount of bleeding in some patients is even similar to menstruation, and some patients may also experience postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding is more common or may worsen in patients who are overworked or under too much stress.

2. What should patients with uterine polyps pay attention to?

1. Maintain local hygiene, which is for prevention on the one hand and for disease control on the other. Usually, you should put vulvar hygiene and sexual hygiene on the agenda to keep vaginitis and cervicitis away. In addition, you should also dry your bedding and wash your underwear frequently.

2. Do not take medication privately to treat cervical polyps. When cervical polyps appear, the best way is to remove the polyp tissue without hesitation to prevent recurrence due to incomplete treatment.

Therefore, medicine can only be an auxiliary measure, and you should never think that it can completely eradicate the disease.

3. Regular follow-up examinations should be conducted after treatment. After surgical removal of cervical polyps, the polyps should be sent for pathological examination (cycle is three months). If there are signs of malignancy, treatment measures should be taken as soon as possible. There are two reasons: one is that cervical polyps will recur, and the other is that cervical polyps may become cancerous (the probability is about 0.2%-0.4%).

4. Treatment during pregnancy should be urgent. Cervical polyps will not only affect pregnancy, but also childbirth. Therefore, whether you are about to become pregnant or have already become pregnant, treating cervical polyps is an urgent matter. Moreover, cervical polyps are likely to be related to other related inflammations. Therefore, before formal treatment, attention should be paid to stopping bleeding and controlling infection to avoid cross-infection of pathogenic bacteria. Cervical polyps should be treated promptly. LEEP knife surgery is the best way. How long do you need to rest after cervical polyp surgery? In fact, it only takes three days, which does not affect your work and life, so you must not hesitate and delay the treatment of the disease.

3. The hazards caused by uterine polyps are as follows

1. Cause infertility: If uterine polyps are not treated, they will gradually grow larger and block the cervical opening. Or if the polyp happens to block the cervical opening, it can cause the cervical opening to narrow or the cervical canal to deform, thereby hindering the normal upward movement of sperm and causing infertility.

2. Easy to relapse after treatment: Uterine polyps are often related to chronic cervical inflammation. If only the polyps are removed, the chronic inflammation of the cervix is ​​not eliminated, and the pathogens are still lurking in the cervical tissue, so recurrence is still possible. Therefore, after treating uterine polyps, chronic cervical inflammation should also be treated to prevent recurrence of polyps.

3. Canceration: Although uterine polyps rarely become cancerous, the canceration rate is between 0.2% and 0.4%. For women over 45 years old, especially those with uterine polyps before and after menopause, the polyps should be sent for pathological examination after surgical resection. If there are signs of malignancy, treatment measures should be taken as soon as possible.

4. Cause irregular menstruation in women. It usually causes women to have heavy menstrual flow and irregular uterine bleeding. Generally, the symptoms of endometrial polyps are not obvious. Many of them are detected only after the polyps grow out of the cervix and bleeding occurs.

5. Cause miscarriage. If a patient with endometrial polyps becomes pregnant, miscarriage is likely to occur in the early stages due to poor blood supply to the placenta. Late-stage endometrial polyps can also cause miscarriage due to space-occupying lesions.

6. Some complications may occur. Endometrial polyps are often complicated by polycystic ovary and endometriosis due to ovulation disorders, continuous endometrial hyperplasia caused by hyperestrogenemia, and lack of progesterone to transform the endometrium.