Adenomyosis is a thickening of the walls of the uterus. It occurs when endometrial tissue grows into the outer muscular walls of the uterus. Endometrial tissue forms the lining of the uterus.
Endometriosis interna; Adenomyoma; Pelvic pain - adenomyosis
The cause is not known. Sometimes, adenomyosis may cause the uterus to grow in size.
The disease most often occurs in women ages 35 to 50 who have had at least one pregnancy.
In many cases, there are no symptoms. When symptoms occur, they can include:
Most women have some adenomyosis as they get close to menopause. However, only a few will have symptoms. Most women do not need treatment.
Birth control pills and an IUD that has progesterone can help decrease heavy bleeding. Medicines such as ibuprofen or naproxen can also help manage pain.
Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy) may be done in women with severe symptoms.
Mathilde Bourdon practices in Paris, France. Bourdon is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Adenomyosis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, Infertility, and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome.
Pietro Santulli practices in Paris, France. Santulli is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Adenomyosis. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Infertility, Oophorectomy, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.
Louis Marcellin practices in Paris, France. Marcellin is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Adenomyosis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Infertility, Hysterectomy, and Endoscopy.
Symptoms most often go away after menopause. Surgery to remove the uterus often gets you rid of symptoms completely.
Call your provider if you develop symptoms of adenomyosis.
Summary: In France, more than 62 000 hysterectomies are performed each year. Female sexual function is the result of multiple psychological, social and physiological factors. There is no information in the current literature about the optimum time between the surgery and the sexual relation resumption. The primary outcome is to assess the impact of advising time between hysterectomy and sexual relation res...
Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether endometriosis and adenomyosis are progressive diseases, in terms of symptoms (pain, abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility), anatomical lesions size, and recurrences. We also aimed to address molecular questions on immune dialogues between ectopic lesions and the eutopic endometrium, auto-immunity in endometriosis and adenomyosis and the role of...
Published Date: April 19, 2022
Published By: John D. Jacobson, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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