What is Adenomyosis?

Adenomyosis is also called internal endometriosis beecause it is a type of endometriosis. The true meaning of adenomyosis is the growth of endometrial tissue or the tissue that lines the wall of the uterus into the uterine muscle layer or myometrium. Rahim becomes large because the blood collected in the menstrual cycle in muscle tissue of the uterus. Because of swelling in one place is called adenomyoma same with tumors of the uterus.

The difference between uterine fibroids with adenomyosis is adenomyosis results in local swelling of the lining of the uterus due to the growth of endometrial tissue that is not normal. While uterine fibroids occur because of abnormal cells are exposed to the influence of the hormone estrogen to proliferate.

Symptoms of adenomyosis

A woman sometimes do not feel any symptoms whether or not he was exposed to adenomyosis. Common symptoms of adenomyosis are usually pelvic pain and menstrual abnormalities and many, and symptoms of an enlarged uterus. The pain is felt during a menstrual cramps are painful. At the time of menstruation sometimes bleed a lot and the old. This causes the red blood cell deficiency or anemia.

Effect of adenomyosis

Until now there is no facts to prove that adenomyosis affects the level of fertility and pregnancy. However, adenomyosis may cause reduced fertility of a woman. The relationship between infertility and adenomyosis have a close connection whether or not it still needs further investigation.

Diagnosis of adenomyosis

Sometimes adenomyosis be found as well as surgical removal of the uterus or when a woman gives birth with cesarean section. However, to determine whether a woman has adenomyosis or could not be diagnosed by x-ray examination called a hysterosalpingogram or pelvic area. This would be more accurate if it is followed by an MRI examination the pelvic region. A woman who experienced abnormal bleeding need to be alert to the emergence of adenomyosis. Because sometimes unusual bleeding is only considered to be hormonal abnormalities.

Medications to reduce symptoms of adenomyosis

Abnormal bleeding with pain accompanied by a very able use of GnRH agonist drugs where the drug can cause such as menopause and stop menstruating and ovarian function. However, these drugs have side effects such as hot flashes, bone loss and increase bad cholesterol in the blood. For the last way is by lifting adenomyos is eliminate part or all of the affected uterine adenomyosis by herbs. If only partially removed remains are not allowed to get pregnant again. For every woman that was supposed to always memeriksaan themselves to the nearest health department to find out whether there is or is not in her uterus adenomyosis.