What causes adenomyosis? How to treat adenomyosis?

What are the common symptoms of adenomyosis?

Menstrual disorders

Menstrual irregularities are also one of the common symptoms of adenomyosis. About 15%-30% of patients experience increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation, or premenstrual spotting, which may be related to abnormal ovarian function.

Prolonged menstrual period, anemia

Because the uterus is enlarged, the area of ​​the uterine cavity endometrium increases, and the lesions within the uterine muscle wall affect the contraction of the uterine muscle fibers. The main manifestations are prolonged menstruation and increased menstrual volume. Some patients may also experience spotting before and after menstruation. Severe patients may develop anemia.

Dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain

Usually, women with adenomyosis will first experience dysmenorrhea, which gradually worsens as the local lesions progress, but not all patients have such typical symptoms.

Dyspareunia

Women often feel pain during intercourse after suffering from adenomyosis. About 30% of patients may experience dyspareunia, which is more common in patients with ectopic lesions in the rectouterine pouch or with a retroverted and fixed uterus due to lesions.

Infertility

This is mainly because ectopic endometrial tissue can cause extensive adhesions in the pelvis, often resulting in fallopian tube obstruction, leading to female infertility.

What causes adenomyosis?

1. Reproductive tract obstruction

Congenital or acquired diseases in women can also lead to obstruction of the reproductive tract, preventing menstrual blood from flowing out, causing menstrual blood to transplant the endometrium to the myometrium through the lymphatic and blood channels, resulting in adenomyosis.

2. Progesterone factors

Progesterone is also one of the important causes of adenomyosis in women. Relevant surveys show that women who have given birth are much more likely to develop adenomyosis than women who have not given birth.

3. Genetic factors

The onset of adenomyosis shows a family clustering and genetic tendency. Medical experts believe that the onset of adenomyosis caused by genetic factors is related to environmental factors.