What are the symptoms and treatment of adenomyosis?

Adenomyosis is a disease caused by the invasion of the endometrium into the myometrium of the uterus. Because endometriosis does not extend beyond the uterus, it is also called internal endometriosis. Sometimes it can also be combined with external endometriosis, such as the common pelvic endometriosis. So, what are the symptoms and treatment of adenomyosis?

What are the symptoms of adenomyosis? The main symptom of adenomyosis is dysmenorrhea, which will be aggravated, mainly due to endometrial edema and bleeding, leading to spasm and contraction of the muscle wall; menorrhagia is also one of its symptoms. Excessive menstruation, prolonged menstruation, and long-term bleeding can easily cause secondary anemia; severe adenomyosis, especially endometriosis, can also cause infertility.

If the patient is young and the symptoms are not severe, observation and symptomatic treatment can be used. Progesterone, androgen, cottonpol, etc. can alleviate the symptoms. For patients with severe symptoms or no need to retain fertility, hysterectomy can be performed, and the ovaries can be retained as much as possible. For patients with pelvic endometriosis, the lesions should be removed as much as possible to retain ovarian function, so that the patient can go into natural menopause. For those who want to have children, hormone treatment can be used for 6 to 12 months, and the drug can be stopped in the hope of conceiving in the short term. If it is discovered during surgical exploration, the adenomyoma should be removed and the uterus should be retained.

For female friends, if you have adenomyosis, you don’t have to worry too much. Of course, how to treat adenomyosis, it should be said that different patients have different treatment plans, so it is best for patients to go to a regular hospital and find a good treatment plan.