By VIVA EVE: Fibroid Treatment Specialists

01/11/2021 Most of VIVA EVE's patients complain of heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain. The large majority of these women have uterine fibroids and they come to NYC fibroid specialists so that we can treat those benign tumors with uterine fibroid embolization or other methods. However, some women who have these same symptoms do not have fibroids at all. What these women have is a condition called adenomyosis (pronounced ad-uh-no-my-oh-sis). Our state-of-the-art center for uterine fibroids in NYC has the latest technology needed to make a correct diagnosis and to suggest the best course of treatment.



What is Adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis occurs when the lining of the uterus — called the endometrium — breaks through the uterine muscle wall. When the lining cells of the uterus bleed during the menstrual period, these misplaced cells in the muscle bleed as well. And bleeding directly into the muscle causes pain. As the blood accumulates, the surrounding muscle swells and forms fibrous tissue in response to the irritation. This swollen area within the uterine muscle wall, called an adenomyoma, feels very much like a fibroid during medical examination. The condition may affect your entire uterus or it can be localized to one area.


Adenomyosis differs from endometriosis and from uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are distinct, benign tumors that grow in or on the uterine wall. Because adenomyosis and uterine fibroid causes aren’t known, research is ongoing.


What Are the Most Common Symptoms of Adenomyosis?
Women with adenomyosis are often misdiagnosed as having fibroids, because this condition can mimic many of the symptoms of fibroids, like severe cramping and heavy bleeding. However, for patients with adenomyosis the pain is usually worse than the bleeding, while for patients with fibroids, it is typically the reverse (bleeding is worse than the pain).


Some women never experience significant symptoms and may not know they have adenomyosis. Others find the symptoms range from uncomfortable to debilitating. Symptoms may include:

• Lower abdominal pain and pressure that can be chronic
• Menstrual cramps that feel knife-like and severe
• Bloating before your period begins
• Pain during intercourse
• Enlargement of the uterus
• Blood clots expelled during menstruation
• Possible chronic anemia due to heavy bleeding

Although adenomyosis doesn’t directly cause infertility, there seems to be a link between it and other possible conditions. The issues contribute to difficulty becoming pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term.


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