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- Polyps are small, fleshy pieces of tissue, usually benign, but occasionally may contain cancerous areas. The cause of Cervical Polyps is
unknown.
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- Usually none
- May occasionally cause vaginal
discharge or bleeding
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- Visually seen by the doctor during
a speculum pelvic exam (a PAP smear and endometrial biopsy
should also be performed in the case of bleeding, to rule
out more serious causes)
- Polyps are generally removed by the
doctor in his office, without complications. Sometimes a
surgical D & C procedure may be
required.
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- Cervical dysplasia
- Cervical Cancer
- Polypoid neoplastic disease of the
endometrium
- Myomas
- Endometrial polyps
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