How do you get endometrial polyps?

Endometrial polyps are a relatively common disease among married women. This disease is often caused by chronic inflammation that constantly stimulates the endometrium, which eventually causes the endometrium to continue to proliferate and form polyp-like tissue. Sometimes endometrial polyps can develop rapidly and eventually become malignant. Some endometrial polyps can grow toward the cervical opening and eventually protrude beyond the cervix. The following are the causes of endometrial polyps.

Inflammatory factors: It is generally believed that it is caused by long-term stimulation of chronic inflammation. Long-term inflammatory stimulation promotes excessive proliferation of cervical mucosa. In addition, the uterus has a tendency to expel foreign bodies, causing the hyperplastic mucosa to gradually protrude from the base to the external os of the cervix to form polyps.

Endocrine disorders: especially related to excessive estrogen levels. Estrogen promotes the development of the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries themselves, and at the same time, the endometrium proliferates and produces menstruation. It can also promote the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, the retention of sodium and water in the body, and the deposition of calcium in the bones.

Pathogen infection: usually caused by childbirth, miscarriage, postpartum infection, surgical operation or mechanical stimulation, sexual intercourse that damages the cervix, and pathogen invasion that causes infection.

Patients with endometrial polyps often have acute gynecological inflammation, during which time cervical erosion may occur, and purulent secretions may be discharged from the vagina, which may be painful to touch. After the illness, a colposcopy or other gynecological examination can be performed.

Currently, the most effective treatment for endometrial polyps is surgery, but surgery has the problem of incomplete resection, which makes endometrial polyps prone to recurrence. Since most endometrial polyps are caused by inflammation, surgical treatment is combined with auxiliary drug treatment to effectively control the inflammation and avoid recurrence of the disease.