WHEN A UTERINE POLYP IS CAUSING YOUR BLEEDING
A uterine or endometrial polyp in a woman technically speaking, is a tumor, although it’s almost always a benign (non cancerous) tumor. Generally, uterine polyps are harmless. The symptoms of uterine polyps are abnormal vaginal bleeding after intercourse, or abnormal vaginal bleeding outside of the menstrual period or after menopause. Other symptoms are irregular periods, heavy menstrual periods, and a dull abdominal aching (if the polyps are large). According to Dr Steven R. Goldstein, an Obgyn in Manhattan, and a specialist in Transvaginal Ultrasound, a polyp is a growth with its own central blood vessel, as opposed to tissue growth. The bigger ones Dr Goldstein has seen range from the size of a thumbnail to the size of a lime. Uterine polyps have a connection to the uterine lining known as a stalk. Sometimes the stalk is very broad, sometimes very narrow. But whatever