Adenomyosis: what is new?. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Senturk, Levent M; Imamoglu, Metehan
• Is Part Of: Women's health. Volume 11:Number 5(2015)
• Page Start: 717
• Page End: 724
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: adenomyosis -- dysmenorrhea -- endometrial glands -- endometrial stroma -- infertility -- intramyometrial cysts -- junctional zone -- leiomyoma -- LNG-IUS -- menorrhagia -- MRI -- ultrasonography; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; 618.05
• DOI: 10.2217/whe.15.60
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-5057

Abstract

Adenomyosis is described as the benign invasion of endometrium into the myometrium, with endometrial glands and stroma surrounded by the hypertrophic and hyperplastic myometrium. It may affect 20% of female population and most widely seen among perimenopausal and multiparous women. Its etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical findings and current various treatment options will be discussed in this article.