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Nitish Narvekar
King's Fertility
What is a polyp?
Dr Nitish Narvekardefines apolypas a benign growth on the lining of the uterus, roughly the size of a grape, appearing on the womb lining.
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Polyp is a benign growth of the lining of the uterus. You can compare it to a grape, which is a grape size lesion, which appearing on the inside of the womb lining. And this may interfere with implantation, we don't know whether it increases the risk of miscarriage. And there are studies which have shown that removing polyps will improve chances of conception, and also successful treatments such as IVF.