Taking advantage of the trip back to visit her hometown, Ms. M (29 years old, from Nghe An), currently living and working in Japan, went to the hospital for a health check after a long period of prolonged menstruation. Previously, due to busy work, along with quite high medical examination and treatment costs in Japan and complicated procedures, she had not arranged to go for examination.
Examination results at An Viet Hospital showed that the patient had quite a large number of uterine polyps. This was identified as the main cause of prolonged menorrhagia. After examination, doctors indicated surgery to remove the polyp blocks.
According to Dr. Dang Van Ha, An Viet Hospital, uterine polyps are not uncommon diseases in women. This is an excessive proliferation of the endometrium - the lining of the uterus. Polyps may have stems or no stems, round or oval in shape, ranging in size from a few millimeters to a few centimeters, or even larger. Patients may have one or more polyps at the same time.
It is noteworthy that uterine polyps often progress silently, with few obvious symptoms. However, some signs may warn of the disease such as irregular menstrual cycles, abnormal bleeding outside of menstruation, or postmenopausal bleeding.
Dr. Dang Van Ha warned that if not detected and treated promptly, uterine polyps can lead to many dangerous complications. Among them, infertility is one of the worrying consequences when the polyp mass deforms the endometrium, affecting the implantation ability of the fetus.
In addition, polyps also increase the risk of gynecological diseases due to an unbalanced vaginal environment, creating conditions for harmful bacteria to develop, causing infections such as vaginitis and cervicitis.
More dangerously, polyp blocks, if not treated, can become inflamed and necrotic, thereby increasing the risk of leading to uterine cancer or cervical cancer - the most serious complication.
Regarding treatment methods, in small polyp cases, doctors will consider monitoring or applying appropriate measures depending on the patient's condition. Meanwhile, if the polyp grows large or causes complications, laparoscopic hysterectomy is usually indicated.
Currently, there are no measures to completely prevent uterine polyps. Therefore, experts recommend that women maintain the habit of regular health check-ups, and proactively go for examination immediately when abnormal signs appear to be detected and treated promptly, avoiding unfortunate consequences.
