Experts estimate that a uterine condition called adenomyosis may affect between 20% to 35% of women. The condition can cause painful, heavy, prolonged periods and is most common in women ages 40 ...

Sonohysterography, a simple ultrasound technique commonly used to evaluate the uterine cavity, improves the diagnostic capability of transvaginal ultrasound in detecting adenomyosis (a common ...

A uterine biopsy confirmed that she did not have cancer, but adenomyosis. She’s tried progesterone pills and an IUD to manage her symptoms, but the IUD isn’t working.

A pelvic ultrasound can also show cysts within the uterine muscle, providing enough evidence for an experienced doctor to find and identify suspected adenomyosis.

Adenomyosis is a condition of the uterus (womb), where the tissue that grows on the lining of the uterus (also known as the endometrium) is also present on the inside muscular wall of the uterus ...

Sonohysterography, a simple ultrasound technique commonly used to evaluate the uterine cavity, improves the diagnostic capability of transvaginal ultrasound in detecting adenomyosis (a common ...

The last resort for adenomyosis is the complete removal of the uterus, otherwise known as a hysterectomy. Endometriosis' surgical treatments involve a laparoscopy; the same method used to diagnose ...

At 30, her ultrasound showed markers for adenomyosis, but she didn't want a hysterectomy — she was busy with her career, traveling and taking care of two young kids.