Patient's question:
I have had an IUD for four years and have cervical polyps. My period started on the 28th of last month and has now lasted over two weeks shorter than usual. I have seen a doctor and had an ultrasound, which showed normal results. They prescribed some medicine, including Ba Zhen Yi Mu capsules, Du Yi Mei tablets, and Lu Hua Zi Zhu granules. After taking them for two days, I didn't feel any improvement, so I stopped taking them. I bought Gynecological Hemostatic Spirit on my own but it hasn't helped either. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Cervical polyps are a common gynecological disease and a fundamental clinical feature of chronic cervical inflammation. They are caused by chronic inflammatory stimulation leading to fibrosis of the cervical canal mucosa. Due to the body's natural immune response, the fibrotic mucosa gradually undergoes polypoid changes from the base toward the weaker area of the cervical external os, hence they are also referred to as endocervical polyps. Cervical polyps are often overlooked. Over one-third of patients lack obvious symptoms and are only discovered during a thorough medical examination. Even when symptoms are present, they are usually mild, primarily characterized by minimal spotting of fresh red blood or slight bleeding after sexual intercourse.