Adenomyosis: what is new?

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.

Keywords: LNG-IUS; MRI; adenomyosis; dysmenorrhea; endometrial glands; endometrial stroma; infertility; intramyometrial cysts; junctional zone; leiomyoma; menorrhagia; ultrasonography.