Removing a cervical polyp is a relatively simple procedure that can be performed in the office.

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Adenomas are the type of polyp that could turn cancerous over time (10-15 years) and that is why we remove them.

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Some have speculated that overfishing, pollution or rising ocean temperatures may have depleted the kinds of fish that prey on Nomura's jellyfish in the polyp stage.

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Much like the obligated colonoscopy who will almost always find a polyp, most procedures are just a business activity to keep healthy individual under check for no reason, other than pure hypochondriac needs.

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