Adenomyosis
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What is adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis is the uterine thickening that occurs when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, grows into the outer muscular walls of the uterus. Some women may have no symptoms and others may experience pain in the pelvic area.
Common symptoms reported by people with adenomyosis
Treatments taken by people for adenomyosis
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Compare treatments taken by people with adenomyosis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have adenomyosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with adenomyosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has adenomyosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 2 new patients joined this month
- 61 say adenomyosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 34 | |
| 40s | 92 | |
| 50s | 35 | |
| 60s | 6 | |
| 70+ | 4 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 19 | |
| 20-29 years | 26 | |
| 30-39 years | 41 | |
| 40-49 years | 17 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 0 | |
| Female | 182 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 121 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |