What is uterine fibroids with adenomyosis?

Many times, we neglect the physical health of our female friends. Especially nowadays, many women suffer from various gynecological diseases. Due to Chinese tradition, women have been relatively conservative since ancient times, especially when it comes to diseases in private parts, they are even more ashamed to talk about them. This results in many diseases being delayed in the best treatment time. Today I would like to introduce to you a gynecological disease - adenomyosis.

Adenomyosis is a disease in which endometrial glands and stroma invade the myometrium to form diffuse or localized lesions. Like endometriosis, it is a common and difficult gynecological disease. Adenomyosis mostly occurs in multiparous women around 30 to 50 years old, but it can also be seen in young nulliparous women. This may be related to the increase in various intrauterine operations. About 15% of patients have endometriosis and about 50% have uterine fibroids. The disease can be treated with drug intervention or surgical treatment, but it is difficult to cure it. Only after menopause can the patient's adenomyosis gradually improve on its own. Therefore, the choice of clinical treatment plan needs to be individualized based on the patient's age, symptoms and fertility requirements.

The cause of adenomyosis is still unknown. The current consensus is that because the uterus lacks a submucosal layer, the basal cells of the endometrium proliferate and invade the myometrium, accompanied by compensatory hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the surrounding myometrial cells, forming a lesion.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is caused by qi stagnation, cold stagnation, heat burning, qi deficiency, and kidney deficiency, which lead to blood stasis blocking the Chong, Ren, and uterus, and dysmenorrhea when menstruation is not smooth. The main pathogenesis is blood stasis blocking Chong, Ren and Baogong.

In the past, adenomyosis mostly occurred in multiparous women over 40 years old, but in recent years it has shown a trend of gradually becoming younger, which may be related to the increase in intrauterine surgeries such as cesarean sections and artificial abortions.

Women with adenomyosis often experience menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea. Moreover, compared with normal people, their uterus will be larger and generally spherical. When the disease progresses, nodules may appear. So, the only thing we can do for these friends is to listen to the doctor, take medication on time, and undergo surgical treatment if necessary. In life, you must pay attention to diet and sleep, and maintain a happy mood.