In normally menstruating women, uterine peristaltic activity originates exclusively from the JZ, while the outer myometrium remains quiescent. Adenomyosis & the Junctional Zone On MRI scans ...

Adenomyosis is a chronic condition in which the endometrial tissue that lines the uterus grows into the muscular wall of the uterus. Symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, painful ...

Endometriosis and adenomyosis are conditions where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus, affecting various organs like the ovaries, bowels, lungs, and even the brain. The exact causes of ...

Interventions like a uterine artery embolisation (UAE) – which cuts off blood supply to adenomyosis-affected areas – are also sometimes used when other treatments fail. In the most severe ...

The mucosa lining the uterine cavity is perfectly normal". [30] These data support the hypothesis that JZ hyperplasia precedes adenomyosis and endometriosis. [32] However, this did not explain why ...