Patient's question:
I am 25 years old, female. Recently, I have been feeling lower back pain, and after sexual intercourse, I experience abdominal pain. Upon careful examination, it was found that I have cervical polyps. How do cervical polyps occur?Doctor's answer:
Cervical polyps are a manifestation of chronic cervical inflammation and are more common in unmarried women. Due to long-term stimulation by chronic inflammation, the local mucosa of the cervical canal becomes fibrotic. Due to the uterus's tendency to reject foreign bodies, the fibrotic mucosa can gradually develop from the base to the weak area of the cervical os, forming a polyp. Cervical polyps are a common gynecological condition and a fundamental clinical diagnostic feature of chronic cervical inflammation. They are often caused by chronic inflammatory stimulation leading to local fibrosis of the cervical canal mucosal tissue. Due to the uterus's natural tendency to reject foreign bodies, the fibrotic mucosa gradually changes from the base to the weak area of the cervical os, forming polypoid changes.