Overview

Age is a significant predictor of polyps. Uterine polyps are most common in your 40s and 50s, at the time you're nearing menopause (perimenopause). Uterine polyps can develop after menopause (postmenopause); however, they are uncommon in women under the age of 20. Endometrial polyps in women have an unknown aetiology. When there is more estrogen in the body, they tend to increase. The majority of endometrial polyps are not malignant, although they can be.

Causes

You are more likely to acquire uterine polyps if you are,

• Obese (BMI > 30) or overweight (BMI 25-30). 

• Suffer from Hypertension.  

• Under certain medications, like Tamoxifen, for cancer of the breast.  

• Received hormone replacement therapy with a high estrogen dosage.

• If you have Lynch syndrome or Cowden syndrome, you are more likely to develop uterine polyps.

Symptoms

Abnormal bleeding is the most prevalent symptom of uterine polyps. Vaginal bleeding after menopause and irregular menstrual periods are examples of abnormal bleeding. Most menstrual cycles last four to seven days. Normal menstrual periods last 28 days; however, they can last anywhere from 21 to 35 days. Many women with uterine polyps have irregular menstrual cycles. Uterine polyps cause the following symptoms,

• Menstrual cycles that are irregular (unpredictable time and flow). 

• Exceptionally heavy flow during menstruation (heavy menstrual bleeding). 

• Intermenstrual bleeding is defined as bleeding or spotting between periods. 

• Infertility (the inability to conceive or bring a pregnancy to term). 

• After menopause vaginal spotting or bleeding (red pink or brown blood). 

• After intercourse bleeding. 

• During a procedure to diagnose another problem, your doctor may uncover asymptomatic polyps. Polyps can occasionally prolapse or slip through your cervix. The cervix is the hole between your vaginal and uterine cavities.

Ayurvedic View

Yoni arshas- Here, the word yoni means female genital tract, and arshas refers to muscular growth. Due to aggravated kapha and vata dosha in garbhashaya (female reproductive organ), there is vitiation of twak (skin), mamsa (muscle tissue) and meda (fat tissue) after reaching yoni (genital tract), there is formation of mamsa ankura (muscular protuberance growth), this is uterine polyp. The Ayurveda way of approach is to bring the dosha back to balance, reduce the symptoms by Ayurvedic panchakarma treatment and local treatment done to the female reproductive organs.