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Re: Cervical polyps- few more questionsFrom: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 30 Sep 2000 01:04:35 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, dahlia wrote: > >Do all cervical polyps continue to grow if not removed? Nopt 100%
If I am
>asymptomatic with a 1 cm. polyp is it imperative to have it removed? Imperative? No, in the sense the polyp is not life threatening, but it is aheck of a lot easier to deal with a 1 cm polyp than a 4 cm polyp
>What are the chances of prolonged bleeding after removaL? very low
How painful is
>the procedure? as close to zero as you can get with a speculum in your vagina
Is it any more difficult to remove a larger polyp than a
>smaller one? Yes. Small ones can simply be twisted off
>Thanks.
-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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