What to do with postmenopausal cervical polyps

Patients with cervical polyps after menopause must be removed and sent for pathological examination to determine the nature of the polyps or other cervical lesions. After menopause, the ovarian function of women declines, so the female reproductive tract, uterus and cervix are in the process of gradual atrophy, and polyp-like growths usually do not appear. Unless the patient has polyps before menopause, or after menopause, the regular occurrence of senile vaginal inflammation, stimulating the local cause of chronic cervicitis, and cause cervical polyps. However, after menopause, there is a high chance of neoplastic lesions in the cervix. Sometimes the cervical polyps may be observed by the naked eye, but at the same time there may be intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer in the cervix. Therefore, in order to avoid any missed diagnosis, cervical polyps must be removed after menopause if they are present.