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Just found out my uterine lining is thick and i have a polyp. is this a sign of cancer?

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Not yet: You do need to get a diagnosis. Don't procrastinate and you should be fine; if this is cancer and you've kept up surveillance, you are still by far more likely to have a good outcome.

Answered 3/9/2019

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If a uterine polyp shrinks is that a good sign it isn't cancer or precancer? Are there meds or supplements I can take to balance my hormones to help shrink and keep away my uterine polyp?

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I have surgery to remove uterine polyp my doctor said may come back got second opinion told they rarely do. Uterine lining is mildly thick big uterus and nabothian cysts could polyp be the cause. Will surgery be remedy or will polyp return?

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