Patient's question:
I had an abortion surgery last month, and now I always feel discomfort down there, a bit itchy, and there's also a lot of discharge, which is yellow and has a foul, fishy smell. What could be going on? Please ask: How should uterine polyps be diagnosed and treated?Doctor's answer:
Cervical polyps are a common gynecological disease and a fundamental clinical diagnostic feature of chronic cervical inflammation. They are caused by local fibrosis of the cervical canal mucosal tissue due to chronic inflammatory stimulation. Due to the body's natural immune response, the fibrotic mucosa gradually undergoes polyp-like changes from the base to the weaker areas of the cervix, hence they are also referred to as cervical endometrial polyps. Cervical polyps are often overlooked. Because more than one-third of patients lack obvious symptoms and are only discovered during a thorough medical examination. Even if symptoms are present, they are usually mild, primarily characterized by small amounts of spotting, bright red in color, or slight bleeding after sexual intercourse, which is sometimes mistaken for "menstruation." In a few cases, the bleeding volume may resemble a menstrual period.