Patient's question:
I had an uterine polyp surgery last month. The doctor told me to get an IUD after my period. I want to ask, why did the doctor recommend getting an IUD after the uterine polyp surgery?Doctor's answer:
Symptomatic polyps should be surgically removed. Evidence shows that 75%-100% of cases experience significant improvement in abnormal uterine bleeding symptoms through hysteroscopic polypectomy. Polyp removal can effectively reduce fertility in women with low fertility. Removing polyps before intrauterine insemination can significantly reduce the success rate of subsequent early pregnancy. 65% of women who have polyps removed can deliver naturally with perinatal technology assistance before the procedure. The recurrence rate after hysteroscopic polypectomy ranges between 2.5% and 3.7%.