I am a 42 year old who had a hysterectomy May 7 of this year (everything removed -- uterus, fallopian tubes, cervix -- except ovaries). I have had nausea and pain since the hysterectomy and this weekend I began to bleed. Today I saw a NP at my OBGYN office and she found 3 very large polyps near the site where they stitched up my vagina (where the cervix was). She said they had a large blood supply and they are removing them next week at an outpatient surgery center. She said they looked very inflamed. I am also having a vaginal discharge with them (greenish yellow, no odor). I am in significant pain from them. I have been bleeding more since the examination and I would like to know what causes these types of polyps and what the prognosis is...can they return? Are they normally benign? Are there underlying medical causes? I have also been diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder this past year and have a lot of inflammation in my body...could there be a connection here? Thank you for your time.
Hello and thanks for using Chat Doctor. Vaginal polyps are common and usually they are benign. They can cause bleeding so they are often removed. Even though they are usually benign your doctor will send them for a test to make sure once they are removed. This is called a pathology test and makes sure there are no cancerous cells present. We do not know what causes them to appear, but I do not think they would be related to your connective tissue disorder. Good luck to you.