Medical treatment of adenomyosis: a literature review
- Authors: Tskhay V.B.1,2, Bakunina A.A.1, Mikailli G.T.1
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Affiliations:
- Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
- Federal Siberian Research and Clinical Centre
- Issue: Vol 25, No 2 (2023)
- Pages: 133-139
- Section: REVIEW
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2079-5831/article/view/134134
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/20795696.2023.2.202101
- ID: 134134
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Adenomyosis is a heterogeneous gynecologic disease with a range of clinical presentations, the most common being heavy menstrual bleeding and dysmenorrhea. This article provides an overview of current knowledge about the methods of medical therapy for adenomyosis, based on the current understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease. We searched for scientific publications in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and eLIBRARY databases using the keywords "adenomyosis", "medical treatment", and "hormonal therapy" from 2017 to 2022. We analyzed and summarized the scientific data accumulated to date on the methods of medical treatment of adenomyosis in women of reproductive age using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, aromatase inhibitors, mifepristone, a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device, combined oral contraceptives, and progestins.
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Vitaly B. Tskhay
Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; Federal Siberian Research and Clinical Centre
Author for correspondence.
Email: tchai@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2228-3884
D. Sci. (Med.), Prof.
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk; KrasnoyarskAnna A. Bakunina
Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Email: b_anna02@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3268-2475
Graduate Student
Russian Federation, KrasnoyarskGulnar T. Mikailli
Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Email: miktsgm@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5803-763X
Assistant
Russian Federation, KrasnoyarskReferences
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