Photograph of the hysteroscopic view of a uterine cavity demonstrating the resection site of a long thin endometrial polyp that was growing just inferior to (under) the right tubal ostium (opening). The resection left virtually no stalk remaining within the uterine cavity and a small defect (“bald spot”) in the endometrial lining. Estrogen treatment can usually effectively repair the defect in the endometrium (by promoting rapid growth of endometrium.
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