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Important aspects in diagnosing adenomyosis

F Kleinsorge, M Schmidmayr, V Seifert-Klauss · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2015 · Heft 07

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Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
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F Kleinsorge, M Schmidmayr, V Seifert-Klauss
Ausgabe
Heft 07 / 2015
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Erschienen: 2015-07-30 00:00:00
ISSN
0016-5751

Zusammenfassung

Introduction: Adenomyosis is defined as focal or diffuse endometrial tissue within the myometrium. Patients may present with dysmenorrhoea, irregular bleeding, pelvic pain and/or dyspareunia, symptoms which may also be due in part to other hormone-dependant pelvic lesions e.g. uterine fibroids, endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia and/or polyps. Up to now adenomyosis can be suspected, but not diagnosed by clinicians, and a definite diagnosis is only reached by pathologists after hysterectomy. Current literature suggests transvaginal sonographic criteria which in combination may be a fairly accurate diagnostic…

Schlagworte

Adenomyosis Diagnosis Anovulation Association Pelvic Pain After Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde