| Do you experience painful menstrual cramps? Is | | | | your doctor's help. |
| your period longer than normal? Do you feel like | | | | Adenomyosis is when your endometrial lining |
| things just aren't right with your body but your | | | | begins to grow into your uterus. Everytime you |
| gynecologist doesn't know how to help you? You | | | | have your period, you bleed inside your uterine |
| could be suffering from one of two painful female | | | | wall. This can cause cramping pain as well as an |
| health problems that are missed by many doctors | | | | enlarged uterus. Sometimes the pain is so severe, |
| but can be treated easily with medication or | | | | over the counter medications do not help. |
| surgery. | | | | There are some doctors who believe excess |
| Having painful periods that interrupt the normal | | | | estrogen or estrogen dominance is the reason |
| function of your life is not normal. If you want to | | | | adenomyosis develops and they prescribe a |
| stay curled up in your bed for a few days | | | | progesterone-only pill to help ease the effects. |
| whenever you have your period and normal pain | | | | While this is a short-term fix, often the only |
| medications don't help, then you could be suffering | | | | "cure" for adenomyosis is a hysterectomy. |
| from either endometriosis or adenomyosis. | | | | If you are interested in protecting your fertility, |
| Endometriosis is when the endometrial lining of | | | | there are other medications or devices like IUD's |
| your uterus grows outside of your uterus. This | | | | that can help relieve adenomyosis. Usually |
| lining is normally inside your uterus and is | | | | pregnancy is the best remedy for adenomyosis |
| discharged from your body during your monthly | | | | because of all the progesterone in a woman's |
| cycle. The pain or cramps you feel during your | | | | body when she's pregnant but it can return once |
| monthly cycle is the result of your uterus trying | | | | the pregnancy is over and you start having your |
| to expel the lining. | | | | period again. Beware of taking estrogen if you |
| There are many treatment options available for | | | | have adenomyosis since this is the reason you |
| women who suspect they have endometriosis. | | | | might have the condition in the first place. Taking |
| Make an appointment with your doctor to let him | | | | more estrogen in the form of birth control pills |
| or her know why you think you might have it. | | | | sometimes only makes it worse. |
| The important thing to remember is that painful | | | | These two female health problems can be difficult |
| periods are not normal and if it's causing your | | | | to diagnose for many doctors because they must |
| normal routine to be disrupted whenever you | | | | rule out other conditions that have similar |
| have your period, you should seek a solution with | | | | symptoms, such as fibroids. |