Adenomyosis and Infertility: is there a connection between them?
S Arena · Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie · 2005 · Heft 10
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Zusammenfassung
Adenomyosis is a gynaecologic disease characterized by the presence, in the myometrial tissue, of endometrial glands and stroma. The term was written for the first time by Franckl in 1925, but, already in 1860, Rokytansky identified the pathology, defining as „cystosarcoma adenoides uterinum“ the presence of endometrial elements in myometrial layer. The uterine posterior wall is the area most interested by adenomyosis. The ectopic elements are usually associated with a hyperplasia of the surrounding smooth muscle cells. Consequently the uterine volume is increased. The incidence of Adenomyosis varies between 5.7…