WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1999: Re: adenomyosis

Re: adenomyosis

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:40:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Bleu wrote: >
>Thanks to the doctors who responded to my earlier message. I must say
>I'm very disheartened to learn that the endo ablation I had might not
>even make any difference in my heavy periods... but then again, I'd
>never KNOW I had adenomyosis if I hadn't had the surgery in the first
>place.. or would I? I had 3 previous endometrial biopsies, and none of
>them turned up anything except that I had an unusually thick lining.
>
>Are there any diagnostic tests for adenomyosis, or does it just show up
>in post surgery pathology?
>
>--
>Bleu
>

I read last year about one doctor doing "myometrial core biopsies" to diagnose adenomyosis but have heard no more about it and know no one who knows anyone who does it or has seen it.

In my experience, it's diagnosed in the pathology lab. NOw that I've said that, there was an article last year about the "criteria" for diagnosing adenomyosis via sonography. I've do few times and been pleased with the accuracy but this is by no means "gold standard" diagnostic criteria.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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