Polyps of the urethra are neoplasms that are benign in nature. These growths mainly affect the urethra in women aged. Polyp is an outgrowth of fibrous tissue burgundy or brown. In size, the polyp can grow to a centimeter in diameter.
The danger of polyps in the urethra in women is that, when located at the urethra and inside the canal, they grow, causing narrowing and blockage of the lumen. An anxious polyp can begin to bleed.
Polyp in the morning of women - the reasons
Urethral polyposis in women is the result of hormonal imbalance in the body and chronic female diseases. These include inflammatory processes in the reproductive organs and sexual infections, such as:
- genital herpes ;
- Trichomonas colpitis and urethritis;
- mycoplasmal invasion;
- chlamydial infection;
- papillomavirus infection.
Symptoms of polyps in the urethra
Signs of polyposis in the urethra are feelings of discomfort in the urethra, difficulty in urinating, drops of blood in the urine. Based on these complaints, the urologist prescribes tests and a urethroscope.
Polyp urethra in women - treatment
Treatment of the polyp of the urethra in women is carried out by surgery. Polyposis must be removed in time to avoid unpleasant and dangerous consequences.
Removal of the urethral polyp in women is performed by surgical excision of pathological tissues or by more gentle, modern methods, to which include cryodectruction, electrical coagulation and radio wave therapy.
The operation is done under local anesthesia, the removed material is transferred for histological examination. After removing the polyp in the urethra, a catheter is inserted into the woman to not irritate the canal with urine for a couple of days. When a polyposis is established, prophylactic examinations for a urologist should be performed twice a year.