WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2000: Re: Adenomyosis

Re: Adenomyosis

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 14:26:53 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Susie wrote: >
>Hi, I was diagnosed with Adenomyosis of the uterus yesterday and I not
>really sure what it is. Could someone please give me some more
>information on it? I have been getting my periods about every two weeks
>and with it comes alot of pain,so much so that I can hardly walk. I
>also have interstitial cystitis (it's a bladder disease)and I dont know
>if that would have anything to do with it.
>
>Thank you,
>Susie Krstec

Susie, Unless you had a hysterectomy yesterday, you can not have been given a diagnosis of adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is a pathologic/microscopic diagnosis made on the surgical specimen following hysterectomy. It consists of finding glandular tissue like that which lines the uterine cavity, invading into the muscle layers of the uterus. Adenomyosis is normally found in patients that have had children in the past.

Now, it may be that your symptoms are caused by adenomyosis, but this can't be said for sure without the uterus. Your interstitial cystitis has nothing to do with it.

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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