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Endometrial Polyp
Aka: Endometrial Polyp
- See Also
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Epidemiology
- Lifetime Prevalence: 8-35% (Incidence increases with age)
- Symptoms
- Often asymptomatic
- Intermenstrual bleeding
- Signs
- Not typically seen on exam (unless polyps prolapse through Cervix)
- Prognosis
- Endometrial Polyps are benign in 95% of cases (especially premenstrual women)
- Malignancy can occur
- References
- Baiocchi (2009) Am J Obstet Gynecol 201(5): 462 [PubMed]
- Lieng (2009) J Minim Invasive Gynecol 16(4):465-71 [PubMed]
- Salim (2011) J Minim Invasive Gynecol 18(5): 569-81 [PubMed]