Objective: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors of patients who underwent endometrial sampling due to abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and were found to have endometrial polyps.
Methods: Patients who applied to İstanbul Bahçelievler State Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic with complaints of abAUB between September 2022 and December 2023 were retrospectively investigated. Patients were grouped as endometrial polyp and other pathologies according to the pathology results. Both groups were compared in terms of age, gravida, parity, type of birth, height, weight, body mass index, comorbidities, presence of accompanying cervical polyps, age at menarche, age at menopause, and hemoglobin values.
Results: The mean age of menarche of the endometrial polyp group was lower than that in the other pathologies group (p=0.0001). The mean BMI was significantly higher in the polyp group than in the other pathologies group (p=0.0001). In addition, hypertension was found to be significantly higher in the polyp group (p=0.009).
Conclusion: In our study, we found that early age at menarche, high body mass index, and hypertension were important risk factors for the development of endometrial polyps. Therefore, we recommend detailed anamnesis in clinically compatible patients, question these risk factors in their medical history, and warn them of the development of endometrial polyps if present.