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 to 50 ...

It is beyond the scope of this review to discuss classic treatments of adenomyosis; however, the few novel approaches to the treatment, medical or surgical, of this condition will be summarized below.

Adenomyosis occurs when endometrial tissue grows into the uterine wall, which causes heavy and painful periods. Most diagnoses occur in people aged 40-50, but adenomyosis likely starts when a person ...

Adenomyosis (ad-uh-no-my-O-sis) happens when the endometrial tissue that typically borders the uterus develops into the muscular wall of the uterus. During each menstrual cycle, the misplaced tissue ...

Gabrielle Union has been incredibly open about her fertility struggles, and even revealed in her book We’re Going to Need More Wine that she’s had “eight or nine” miscarriages. But only recently was ...

After publishing this story we received several impassioned letters from readers who have gone through treatment for adenomyosis and endometriosis and felt that our article did not accurately ...

Adenomyosis can cause back pain, especially in the lower back. The pain may worsen before or during your period. Adenomyosis occurs when the tissue that lines the uterus grows into the muscular ...

A painful, never-ending period sent Kristina Adams to the emergency room for the first time when she was in college. It was the kind of pain that takes your breath away. The bleeding was so severe ...

Credit: Getty Images It can be difficult to distinguish adenomyosis from endometriosis, and a woman can develop both conditions at the same time. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians with ...

Adenomyosis is often called the "evil sister" of endometriosis. Adenomyosis is where endometrial tissue grows in the outer muscular walls of the uterus. One-third of people with adenomyosis are ...

Adenomyosis is a condition where the tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus starts growing in the muscular walls of the uterus. This condition causes heavy and painful periods, discomfort ...

Adenomyosis and endometriosis are both disorders of the endometrial tissue that lines the inside of the uterus. But they develop differently and have some different symptoms. In endometriosis, the ...