Adenomyosis and reproduction

Leyendecker G, Gerhard Leyendecker, G. Leyendecker, Georg Kunz, Kunz G, Kissler S, Stefan Kissler, Ludwig Wildt, L. Wildt, Wildt L
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology · 2006 · vol. 20(4) , pp. 523–546 · doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.01.008 · PMID:16520094 · W2153792763
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Adenomyosis, often associated with endometriosis, is a primary cause of infertility linked to the dislocation of basal endometrium, necessitating its examination in sterility work-ups.

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Abstract

Evidence has been provided that pelvic endometriosis is significantly associated with uterine adenomyosis and that the latter constitutes the major factor of infertility in such conditions. Furthermore, it has become evident that both adenomyosis and endometriosis constitute a pathophysiological and nosological entity. Mild peritoneal endometriosis of the fertile woman and premenopausal adenomyosis of the parous and non-parous woman, as well as adenomyosis in association with endometriosis of the infertile woman, constitute a pathophysiological continuum that is characterized by the dislocation of basal endometrium. Due to the postponement of childbearing late into the period of reproduction, premenopausal adenomyosis might increasingly become a factor for infertility in addition to adenomyosis associated with endometriosis of younger women. In any event, the presence or absence of uterine adenomyosis should be examined in a sterility work-up.

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endometriosisadenomyosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Adult Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Myometrium Myometrium Myometrium Pregnancy Surgical Procedures, Operative Surgical Procedures, Operative Uterine Contraction

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