Adenomyosis, painful gynecological disorder "ten times worse than childbirth"

Adenomyosis is a gynecological disorder that affects any woman, of any age who still has her period according to the World Health Organization, one in 10 women could suffer from it.

] This disorder occurs when the lining of the uterine cells (endometrium) is sunk into the muscle fibers of the uterine wall, causing severe pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. There is no explanation.

The symptoms do not always appear, so many women can suffer from this disease without knowing it, but when they occur they can be incredibly painful, according to the review BBC News Mundo .

The two most common symptoms of adenomyosis are an abundant and painful menstruation, even with untimely and severe pelvic pain.

Adenomyosis disappears after menopause, and in the absence of hormones, the uterus reduces its size and the disappearance of the rules also disappears from the symptoms associated with it, however, most women need a hormone replacement after menopause, and in some cases with latent adenomyosis, they usually come back with an increase in the size of the uterus and abnormal bleeding.

Many women take years to be diagnosed with adenomyosis because it is often confused with other pelvic diseases. Adenomyosis can be detected by internal transvaginal ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging. The contraceptive pill or hormonal injections are some of the treatments that can be effective, but for some women, the only solution is a hysterectomy, a surgery to remove the uterus totally or partially.