title: Are the site, diameter, and number of endometrial polyps related with symptomatology?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship among polyp site, number, diameter, and symptomatology in endometrial polyps in reproductive and postmenopausal women.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred fifty-five subjects with endometrial polyps were evaluated retrospectively. Sociodemographic characteristics, endometrial thickness, polyp number, diameter, and site were reviewed, and their relations with abnormal uterine bleeding were tested.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 36.1% of the patients in the postmenopausal group and 44.4% of the patients in the reproductive-aged group were asymptomatic. In addition, 37.3% of polyps in the reproductive-aged and 29.2% in the postmenopausal group were multiple. Polyp number, diameter, and site were not different among the 2 groups (P = .282, P = .469, and P = .485, respectively). When patients were evaluated as a whole, symptomatology was not related with polyp number, diameter, and site (P = .677, P = .334, and P = .699, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many endometrial polyps are asymptomatic and multiple in nature. Polyp site, number, and diameter do not correlate with symptomatology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey. hhassa@mynet.com
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassa
authors.forename: Basar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Tanser
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senses
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karatas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*