Many of us have heard terms like uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, but few of us — unless we’ve personally experienced them — know how to identify symptoms or understand treatment options.

2. Polyps Uterine polyps, also known as endometrial polyps, can form along the inner uterine wall, or endometrium, when the lining of your uterus produces too many cells.

Endometrial polyps protrude from the endometrial lining inside the uterus, within the uterine cavity. They can grow large enough to fill the entire uterus, which can interfere with conception.

Doctors aren't sure why people get uterine polyps, but hormones (like estrogen) do seem to play a role in their growth, the Mayo Clinic says, while risk factors include having high blood pressure ...

Endometrial polyps are benign overgrowths of the uterine lining that frequently present with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and may contribute to infertility through impaired endometrial receptivity.

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Of the 42 symptomatic polyps, 2 cases of malignancy were noted (the overall risk of malignancy in this series was 4.9%). It is clear that endometrial polyps are common, many are asymptomatic, and ...