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Re: Cervical polyps- few more questions

From: 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.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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