Vaginal polyps : Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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Vaginal polyps
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Vaginal polyps

• Vaginal polyps  are small, elongated skin that
  grows in the vagina. They are generally harmless
  and cause no noticeable symptoms. These polyps
  are benign in nature and have negligible risk to
  become malignant.
• Majority of women never experience any problems,
  but in some cases symptoms or problems can
  appear.
• It is necessary to treat or remove the polyps in
  such cases.
• Vaginal polyps are created when some group of
  cells like the blood vessels within it form some
  abnormal growth.
• These are very common and often traced in women
  who are above 20 years of age, especially in
  women with multiple child births.
• Occurrence of vaginal polyps before attaining
  puberty or after menopause is very uncommon.

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Causes of vaginal polyps

• There may be some causes of polyps, which
  include
• Increased levels of estrogen, which is the female
  sex hormone
• Chronic inflammation of vagina due to some
  infection, or allergies.
• Clogged blood vessels

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Symptoms of vaginal polyps

• Some symptoms may include
• Vaginal bleeding or spotting most probably after
  intercourse
• Vaginal bleeding after regular exercise
• Vaginal bleeding when the woman is in post
  menopausal phase
• Heavy menstruation or flow
• Yellow or pinkish coloured vaginal discharge

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Diagnosis of vaginal polyp

• A physical examination of vagina can be enough to
  determine any polyps.
• Vaginal discharge can be sometime tested to know
  for any infection or not
• A small part of the polyp may be removed for
  further testing if there may be any condition
  for malignancy.

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Treatment of vaginal polyp

• Two common methods for removal of vaginal polyp
  may include
• In some cases, it might be necessary to have the
  vaginal skin tags safely cut off. This procedure
  can be done in a relatively brief period of time,
  without any serious side effects. A small sharp
  instrument may be used to remove the polyps.
• Another common removal method for vaginal polyps
  includes chemically freezing the skin growths.
• If a polyp is removed completely, it is unusual
  for it to return in the same place. The same
  factors that caused it to grow in the first
  place, however, could cause polyp growth at
  another location in the vagina. New polyps will
  develop in at least 30 percent of people who have
  previously had polyps.

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