Medically reviewed by Laura Young Endometrial polyps (or uterine polyps) are small fingerlike growths inside your uterus (womb). You can have one or multiple polyps, ranging in size from a small seed ...

Office-based hysteroscopic morcellation may be quicker, more effective, and less painful than electrosurgical resection for endometrial polyp removal.

When intervention is indicated, the most common technique is hysteroscopy-guided polyp removal using grasping forceps, suction curette, specialized small surgical scissors, an electrosurgical loop ...

When a polyp is diagnosed, your doctor may recommend removal by hysteroscopy, which involves placing a lighted camera through the cervical opening into the uterine cavity, visualizing the polyp ...

Although rare in women under age 20, endometrial polyps are found in about one in four women in their 40s to 50s, with the incidence decreasing after menopause to less than one in 10.

Operative procedures: Removal of polyps- small tissue growth in the lining of the uterine cavity ; Removal of lost or stuck intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) ...

Uterine polyps can cause bleeding and may affect your fertility, but many women don’t have symptoms. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ...

Mechanical Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System: At present, the methods used for Hysteroscopy include Resectoscopy - An electrical resection that causes scarring, abnormal bleeding, gas embolism ...

Q. I am 70 and have a large uterine polyp. Because I had profuse bleeding during menopause and painful biopsies after abnormal Pap smears, I would like to have a hysterectomy and be done with the p… ...

Endometrial polyps are benign overgrowths of the uterine lining that frequently present with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and may contribute to infertility through impaired endometrial receptivity.