{"id":1288,"date":"2019-08-07T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T11:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:24:56","slug":"this-little-known-gynecological-condition-can-cause-heavy-painful-periods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/this-little-known-gynecological-condition-can-cause-heavy-painful-periods\/","title":{"rendered":"This Little-Known Gynecological Condition Can Cause Heavy, Painful Periods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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You\u2019ve probably heard of\u00a0endometriosis, a gynecological condition that can cause women to have debilitating pelvic pain, excessive bleeding, bloating and infertility. But did you know that it has a lesser-known sister condition called\u00a0adenomyosis?<\/p>\n

Adenomyosis likely affects millions of women, but it\u2019s not well understood. The knowledge base is growing, though, and medical experts are coming to better understand how to effectively diagnose it and help women manage it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt used to be thought that adenomyosis only occurred in older women, but it\u2019s now being diagnosed earlier,\u201d says\u00a0Rosanne Kho, MD, Head of the Section of Benign Gynecology and a subspecialist in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. That\u2019s probably because gynecologists have better tools than ever to diagnose it, she suggests.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still much to learn about this condition. But it\u2019s understood that it can deeply affect a woman\u2019s quality of life \u2014 and potentially her fertility.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAdenomyosis is getting much more attention now,\u201d Dr. Kho says. \u201cHopefully in the next few years we will be able to understand this condition better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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