Causes of Uterine Polyps | Endometrial Polyps
The exact cause of uterine polyps is unknown; however, hormonal factors are found to play an important role.
Although the exact cause of uterine polyps is unknown, hormonal factors are found to play an important role. Uterine polyps are found to grow in response to estrogen circulating in the blood. Estrogen is an important female hormone which causes the endometrium to thicken every month.
Risk Factors
The various factors which increase the risk of developing uterine polyps are:
- Age: Women in the age group between 40 to 50 years especially around the age of or after menopause are at a greater risk of developing uterine polyps than women under 20 years.
- Obesity: Increase in the body weight increases the levels of the estrogen in the blood, thus increasing the susceptibility of the woman to developing uterine polyps.
- Tamoxifen therapy: Tamoxifen is a drug used to treat breast cancer, which predisposes to the development of uterine polyps.
