Women with asymptomatic cervical polyps may not need to see a gynaecologist or have them removed: an observational retrospective study of 1126 cases.

Objectives: (1) To determine the prevalence of pathology in cervical polyps and whether referring and/or removing them is justified, (2) to assess the frequency of associated endometrial pathology and whether investigating the uterine cavity is warranted, and (3) to estimate the financial costs of processing cervical polyps.

Study Design: Retrospective review of the histopathology database and case notes of women who had cervical polyps examined at the pathology department of Ipswich Hospital, UK, over a seven-year period from 01/01/2002 to 31/12/2008.

Results: The number of cervical polyps removed from 988 women was 1126.