Faculty Opinions recommendation of Sonographic signs of adenomyosis are prevalent in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis and may suggest a higher risk of infertility.

Felice Petraglia, Silvia Vannuccini
In: Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2019 · doi:10.3410/f.732081604.793557170 · W4244594114
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This study investigated sonographic signs of adenomyosis in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis, finding them prevalent and potentially linked to higher infertility risk compared to healthy controls.

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Objectives. To determine the prevalence of ultrasound features suggestive of adenomyosis in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis compared with a control group of healthy women without endometriosis. Methods. Retrospective case-control study comparing women with intractable pain or infertility, who underwent transvaginal ultrasound and subsequent laparoscopic surgery, with a control group of healthy women without a previous history of endometriosis. A diagnosis of adenomyosis on TVUS was made based on asymmetrical myometrial thickening, linear striations, myometrial cysts, hyperechoic islands, irregular endometrialmyometrial junction, parallel shadowing, and localized adenomyomas and analyzed for one sign and for three or more signs.

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