adenomyosis
Sign in to saveAlso known as endometriosis interna, Adenomyosis - uterine endomet., Endometriosis interna (disorder), Endometriosis of myometrium, Endometriosis of myometrium (disorder), Endometriosis of uterus (disorder), Endometriosis of uterus NOS (disorder), Endometriosis, myometrium
Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that proliferate on the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced in patients with this condition, endometrial tissue is completely functional. The tissue thickens, sheds and bleeds during every menstrual cycle.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Adenomyosis
- Medical condition.image
- Adenomyosis.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Adenomyosis uteri seen during laparoscopy: soft and enlarged uterus; the blue spots represent subserous endometriosis.
- Medical condition.field
- Gynecology
- Medical condition.frequency
- 20 to 35%.
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Research
4,964 papers- Association of endometriosis and adenomyosis with pregnancy and infertility.Fertility and sterility · 2023
- Adenomyosis: Diagnosis and Management.American family physician · 2022
- Adenomyosis and infertility.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2022
- Diagnosing adenomyosis: an integrated clinical and imaging approach.Human reproduction update · 2020
- Endometrial receptivity in adenomyosis and/or endometriosis.Fertility and sterility · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Mechanism
- Pathophysiology
- Histopathology
- Diagnosis
- Imaging
- Transvaginal ultrasonography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Treatment
- Medications
- Hormones and hormone modulators
- Surgery
- Uterine-sparing procedures
- Endometrial ablation and resection
- Non-uterine-sparing procedures
- Epidemiology
- Prognosis
- Fertility
- Etymology
- See also
- References
- External links
Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that proliferate on the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced in patients with this condition, endometrial tissue is completely functional. The tissue thickens, sheds and bleeds during every menstrual cycle.
The condition is typically found in women between the ages of 35 and 50, but also affects younger women. Patients with adenomyosis often present with painful menses (dysmenorrhea), profuse menses (menorrhagia), or both. Other possible symptoms are pain during sexual intercourse, chronic pelvic pain and irritation of the urinary bladder.
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