Adenomyosis: what is the impact on fertility?

Abstract:

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review is timely and relevant for several reasons. The incidence of adenomyosis begins to rise from the mid-thirties. Moreover, more women are delaying their first pregnancy until later in their thirties or forties, and consequently adenomyosis is encountered more frequently in the fertility clinic during diagnostic work-up. Furthermore, it is difficult to diagnose adenomyosis before surgery, because there are no pathognomonic signs, symptoms or physical findings. Finally, reference data are very limited. RECENT FINDINGS:This review refers to adenomyosis of the uterus as a factor in female infertility. The clinical presentation of adenomyosis uteri is also reviewed, as well as animal and human studies concerning the effect of adenomyosis in female infertility. Different treatment options are discussed, especially those referring to patients who wish to maintain their fecundity. SUMMARY:Uterine adenomyosis remains a fairly frequent and debilitating disease that will be encountered with increasing incidence in the infertile female population. While spectacular advances have been made in recent years in the non-invasive diagnosis of the condition, non-surgical treatment options for infertile patients with adenomyosis arise but need to be confirmed in larger series.

authors

Matalliotakis IM,Katsikis IK,Panidis DK

doi

10.1097/01.gco.0000169103.85128.c0

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-06-01 00:00:00

pages

261-4

issue

3

eissn

1040-872X

issn

1473-656X

pii

00001703-200506000-00008

journal_volume

17

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