 Polyps in the cervix occur frequently and are always the result of hormonal changes or chronic infectious-inflammatory processes. Polyps in the cervix can be even during a pelvic exam.
What is cervical polyps and how they are formed
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that projects into the vagina. Inside the cervix is the narrow opening - the cervical canal, which is lined with cylindrical glandular epithelium. At various influences mucosa cervical canal starts to grow, it is often sprawl is uneven, and that contributes to the formation of polyps of the cervix.
Polyps are benign, but under certain conditions and long-term course of the disease may be malignant polyp, that is reborn in malignant tumor happens to be true, it is rare, however, caution on the degeneration of the polyp gynecologists always present.
In this regard, cervical polyps are subject to mandatory removal, followed by laboratory histological examination of tissue. Most polyps begin to form after forty years.
Causes of polyps in the cervix
The cause of cervical polyps is a violation of hormonal background, which entails a violation of the menstrual cycle
Menstrual irregularities
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 . As you know, during the menstrual cycle, the mucous membrane of the uterus undergoes cyclical changes: first, it expands, and then rejected, accompanied by bleeding (menstruation). The mucous membrane of the cervical canal during menstruation is not rejected. Cyclic changes in the cervix uteri throughout the menstrual cycle are mainly cyclic activity mucosal glands cervical canal, in varying amounts and the composition of the cervical mucus. Under the influence of hormonal disorders in the canal of the cervix begin to grow areas of mucous membrane and formed polyps.
Another no less important causes of the appearance of polyps in the cervical canal is a chronic infectious-inflammatory processes in the field of internal genital organs and the effects of trauma of the cervix, which often occur during childbirth.
Signs of cervical polyps
The polyps of the cervical canal usually occur without any symptoms and may be a random finding during gynecological examination. But in some cases, the polyps may appear bloody discharge during or immediately after sexual intercourse, as a polyp can at this time permanently injured. An indication of the cervical canal polyps may also increase in mucous discharge from the vagina.
During the examination, the gynecologist can see polyps protruding from the opening of the cervical canal in the form of round smooth pink formations. In this case, the gynecologist can immediately make a correct diagnosis.
Complication polyp cervical canal may be infertility, as thick mucus may prevent the sperm from entering the fallopian tubes.
Diagnosis and treatment of polyps of the cervical canal
Diagnosis can be made already during the examination of the gynecologist. To confirm the diagnosis, endoscopy - colposcopy
Colposcopy: women's health under control
 mucous membrane of the cervix, which is carried out using a special optical device - a colposcope. Colposcopy allows you to carefully consider the mucous membrane of the cervical canal and the polyp, defining the boundaries and scope. In some cases, if a polyp is a small, it immediately removed using a colposcope, followed by histological examination of the removed tissue.
If multiple polyps, the removal is conducted after scraping, since in most cases, while there is growth whole mucosa of the cervical canal, which did not exclude further occurrence of relapses.
After the operation is conducted conservative treatment - restoration of normal hormonal treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases or trauma that could lead to the development of polyps. Woman after surgery for removal of polyps of the cervical canal should be followed up by a gynecologist, as sometimes polyps recur.
In cases where the histological study found polyp degeneration into a malignant tumor, the woman sent for treatment in the Oncology Center, where treatment according to the diagnosis.
Prevention of polyps of the cervical canal is the timely detection and treatment of hormonal disorders, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Galina Romanenko
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