Critical days, as menstruation is often called, it is not in vain that they have such a harsh name, since many women endure these few days extremely hard, experiencing serious ailments. If the pain and bleeding these days are especially strong, besides, the duration of menstruation began to exceed seven days, there is reason to assume adenomyosis. The causes of adenomyosis can be hereditary in nature, and depend on the state of the woman's immune system, and occur during the life of the patient under the influence of various adverse factors.
Causes of adenomyosis and signs they manifest themselves
Studies have shown that adenomyosis is a hormone-dependent disease, in particular, its development is strongly influenced by the hormone estrogen. That is why adenomyosis begins to fade away on its own when a woman enters menopause. Under the influence of this hormone, which for some reason began to be intensively produced in the body, the inner lining of the uterus begins to grow into its muscle tissue. Sometimes there are a lot of foci of germination, the inflammatory process develops strong, provoking a violation of the muscle contractions of the uterus during menstruation, the appearance of adhesions in the fallopian tubes and thus causing severe pain during menstruation, since these factors interfere with the free separation of blood.
In addition to the hormonal cause of adenomyosis, which is responsible for severe pain and bleeding during critical days, other causes of the development of the disease should also be taken into account:
- damage to uterine tissue, which may occur during surgery or due to inflammatory diseases;
- features of the patient's reproductive system, including hereditary factors;
- chronic diseases;
- external adverse impacts.
Endometriosis is considered a separate cause of adenomyosis, because in this disease, rejected endometrial cells spread throughout the body, and adenomyosis is often considered a type of endometriosis, in which cells begin to multiply and grow into the inner layers of the uterus. Experts believe that in patients with adenomyosis, foci of endometriosis in other organs may well be detected.
Tissue damage causes of adenomyosis
Very often, the causes of adenomyosis lie in damage to the thin layer of connective tissue that lies in the uterus between the endometrium and myometrium. It can be damaged, for example, when an intrauterine device is unsuccessfully inserted, during difficult births, abortions, gynecological operations, and also due to some inflammatory diseases. In places where this layer is damaged, the endometrium begins to grow into the muscular layer of the uterus.
Provoke the germination of the endometrium can be various factors that weaken the immune system of a woman, because of which she often suffers from allergic or infectious diseases. Not the last role in this is played by bad ecology.
Reproductive causes of adenomyosis
Among other causes of adenomyosis, it is imperative to consider the patient's hereditary predisposition: she should be asked in detail about what tumors or pathologies of the female genital organs her close relatives may have suffered. H and the development of adenomyosis can be affected by the timing of the onset of the first menstruation and the start of sexual activity, as well as the use of hormonal drugs.
Provoking factors that can cause adenomyosis are obesity, arterial hypertension, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as inadequate physical activity, especially during menstruation.
Thus, taking into account the causes of adenomyosis, which were established during the collection of anamnesis, as well as on the basis of the examination of the patient and data from laboratory tests, the doctor can choose an individual treatment regimen, and this should be done as early as possible in order to avoid the development of complications.
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