Are Fibroids and Polyps the Same?
Both Are Uterine Growths, but the Main Difference Are Fibroids and Polyps Contain Very Different Types of Tissue. Fibroids Are Made of Dense, Connective...
Both are uterine growths, but the main difference are Fibroids and polyps contain very different types of tissue. Fibroids are made of dense, connective fibrous tissue. (The word fibroid comes from fibrous.) Polyps are made of endometrial tissue, the tissue found in the uterine lining.
Can fibroids be mistaken for polyps?
Unfortunately, polyps can be easily mistaken for fibroids because they look similar in imaging tests and they can both cause heavy menstrual bleeding, cramping, and abdominal pain.
What are the symptoms of polyps or fibroids?
- Irregular menstrual bleeding — for example, having frequent, unpredictable periods of variable length and heaviness.
- Bleeding between menstrual periods.
- Excessively heavy menstrual periods.
- Vaginal bleeding after menopause.
- Infertility.
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