Colposcopy

Risk factors for developing endometriosis include:

• hereditary predisposition (about 40% of women with this risk factor develop this pathology);
• age;
• violation of the menstrual cycle (painful, prolonged, heavy menstruation, short menstrual cycle less than 27 days);
• no childbirth or 1 childbirth during life;
• frequent abortions and diagnostic curettage of the uterus;
• prolonged use of intrauterine contraceptives;
• lack of ovulation.

What does the term "adenomyosis" mean?

This pathology is a special case of endometriosis, which is an abnormal growth of endometrioid tissue outside the uterine mucosa.