Mushroom Shaped Cervix? What on earth....

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DD (20) has been having major period problems & the surgery tried the pill, then a different pill, then an implant, then a pill combined with the inplant but nothing helped at all

We moved & the new surgery were very concerned at her latest 6 week long period, did an internal - announced the above, & booked to remove the inplant & give her an 3 monthly injection, with the idea that when the bleeding dies down she can have it 'properly investigated'

I wasn't in the appointment & she is mightily confused & a little shocked at the internal (lady GP & very pleasant - but she is a young 20)

So I googled & her symptoms plus the mushroom seems to suggest a polyp....any ideas?

She is a bit sketchy but apparently it's all messy but fine.....

They are also going to address the potential aneamia....

I am concerned, I am her mum, I would be - so what happens if the bleeding doesn't die down (btw this appt is the result of someone she lives with at uni nagging about it being abnormal - DD is kind of used to 6 week periods & thought it unusual but normal - I've been nagging for years)

I have no idea but a dr ought not to use such euphemistic terms to describe her anatomy! She ought to explain exactly what she felt. And I'd be a bit wary of a GP making these assumptions. A gynae is the best person. Something 'different' with the cervix should not affect the amount of blood loss anyway- that's hormonal. I don't think it could be a polyp because that's a polyp! Not a 'mushroom cervix'. And if it were a polyp the next step would be removal.

I think you ought to ask your DD to ask the GP for a referral to a consultant because your GP doesn't seem to know what she is doing.

She drew it & DD seems quite happy with the description (remember my infomation is second hand)

From Google 'mushroom shaped' is a thing rather than something the doctor made up & it does appear to cause/happen concurrently with heavy bleeding

I think the appointment when the bleeding has stopped is to organise that - I don't know if there are other reasons of the swelling which might be transitory, hence waiting to see if it goes

tbh the appointment was so much better than any previous ones (at the old surgery) I am pleased with the GP

I'm not sure what advice you are asking for?

The link says that the polyp is mushroom shaped, which I fully understand, not that the cervix is mushroom shaped. I think we misunderstood each other.

Polyps usually occur in older women and can cause bleeding between periods. it's unlikely they would affect the blood loss of a young woman during her period. Polyps tend to be removed if they cause bleeding after sex or at other times. She'd need a gynae referral to get this sorted by a small op.

Well often on MN it goes like this:

"Goodness I have an XYZ what should I do what does it mean"

& get

"Oh don't worry I had one of those & it was fine...." or "goodness that sounds complicated....." or even I had one of those & it went...."

But it's OK I've obviously misunderstood/misremembered my previous years/posts on the site.

OK my questions are:

Is it likely to be a polyp?

If not what else could it be?

If it is will she cope with the removal?

If it is a polyp is it likely to come back?

Thanks in advance

Presumably her GP is referring her to a gynae as a GP can't remove a polyp.

These are the questions your DD needs to ask ( yours, above.)

I think you are worried because the GP hasn't been very clear.
Either it is a polyp or it's not. A specialist would be able to say straight away.

Polyps are common and not usually an issue.

They are usually removed because they can bleed (but not like a period - just spotting if they get 'bumped') .

No reason why it would come back but some women have more than one.

Polyps can grow inside the womb and outside on the cervix.

If it's not a polyp it could be a cervical ectopion ( also called cervical erosion) where cells from inside the canal migrate outside, look red and can bleed. Nothing to do with cancer and often start after using the Pill etc. I had one and had it cauterised. Sometimes they just leave them if they are not causing bleeding.