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Objective To investigate the curative effects of different types of hysteroscopic surgery for endometrial polyps. Methods A total of 327 cases by different ways of hysteroscopic surgery for endometrial polyps from Nov 1999 to Nov 2004 were followed up. The mean age was (40?6) yea rs. The mean follow-up was( 3.0?0.6) years. Among 228 polyps patients in s exual maturity without desire of maintaining fertility, 53 (group A) underwent p olypectomy with electrosurgical vaporization, and 175 cases (group B) did polype ctomy with endometrial resection. Fifty-four (group C) cases (19 cases of infe rtility), who desired future childbearing, did polypectomy with endometrial rese ction of superficial layer near the polyps. Forty-five postmenopausal patients(group D) did polypectomy with endometrial coagulation. Results The time of operation: group A (15.1?0.8) second,group B (19.7?0.7) s econd,group C (20.9?0.7) second,and group D (22.1?0.8) second. None of polyps recurred for the patients of groups A and D after operation, and the recu rrent rate of groups B and C was 1.7% and 7.4%. There were no cases with amen orrhea in group C, who hoped to keep the function of fertility, but the recurren t rate of polyps was higher than other three groups. Of 19 cases of infertility , 14 cases became pregnant after the surgery. Conclusion It is feasible to select different hysteroscop ic surgery for endometrial polyps,according to different ages and the desire of childbearing of the patients.