Endometrial Polyp

An endometrial polyp is a small finger of overgrown uterine lining that sits inside the uterus. Polyps are usually benign. A polyp can bleed at odd points in the cycle, and it can block an embryo from settling into the lining.

Charts find them. Among 148 Creighton Model users whose charts showed unusual bleeding, tissue testing found real disease in 85 women. Polyps were the single most common finding¹. Chronic endometritis and endometrial hyperplasia turned up in the same series².

Operative hysteroscopy takes a polyp out through the cervix and leaves the rest of the lining in place. Unusual bleeding on a chart earns a look at the lining.