Women with adenomyosis can install an IUD. And they can seek TCM Fuyan Pill for treatment.

1. Can You Install an
IUD If You Have
Adenomyosis?
Wuhan Dr.Lee’s TCM Clinic

2. Women can put a birth control ring
in adenomyosis. If the ring still
does not improve the symptoms,
surgery is usually recommended,
but if there is a requirement for
fertility, they cannot have surgery.

3. "Is it good to have an IUD for
adenomyosis?" - This varies from
person to person. For women who
are going through menopause
soon, having an IUD will have some
effect. For younger women, the IUD
is not suitable.

4. The first one is chemical medicine
with surgical treatment, and the
other is conservative treatment
with herbal medicine. The
metabolic nature of the disease,
even if operated on, has a high
chance of recurrence. The TCM
evidence-based treatment is the
best treatment for this disease,
which is caused by endocrine
disorders.

5. Adenomyosis is a severe disease
that harms women. Can women
use herbal medicine to treat
adenomyosis or not? The answer is
yes.

6. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)
treatment
TCM believes adenomyosis is
related to the internal stasis of
blood. Blood stasis is formed on
pathogenic factors such as Qi
deficiency, cold condensation, Qi
stagnation, phlegm, etc.,
dampness.

7. Therefore, the treatment should be
based on activating blood stasis
and should also consider the
causes of blood stasis and the
difference between deficiency and
reality.

8. Patients can take Fuyan Pill orally
to treat adenomyosis. Fuyan Pill
does not have antibiotic resistance
and the risk of postoperative
infection, complications, and
sequelae of surgical treatment.

9. Symptomatic treatment
For those with mild symptoms and
require only relief of
dysmenorrhea, patients can choose
symptomatic treatment with non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
For example, fenbendazole, anti-
inflammatory pain, or naproxen are
good choices.

10. Pseudo-pregnancy therapy
Patients with mild symptoms, no
fertility requirements, and near
menopause can choose oral
contraceptives or progestins to
control the development of
adenomyosis. It can molt and
atrophy the ectopic endometrium.

11. Intrauterine device (IUD)
For those who have heavy menstrual flow,
dysmenorrhea, and no requirement for childbirth,
for the time being, intrauterine devices
containing highly effective progestin can be
chosen. It is used to control the development of
ectopic lesions through its continuous local
release of progesterone in the uterus and needs
to be removed or replaced after five years.

12. Pseudo-menopausal therapy
"Pharmacological oophorectomy" or
"Pharmacological pituitary gland removal" is
used to shrink the lesions before surgery and
reduce recurrence after surgery. Gnrha injections
are used to bring the hormone level in the body
to the state of menopause so that the ectopic
endometrium GnRHa injections are used to treat
ectopic endometrium by gradually shrinking it.

13. The application of GnRHa can
cause the uterus to shrink
significantly, and it can be used
as a preoperative drug for some
patients with extensive lesions
and complex surgery. The risk
and difficulty of surgery are
reduced considerably when the
uterus becomes smaller.

14. Side effects can be menopausal
symptoms and even lead to
severe cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular complications
and osteoporosis. After three
months of GnRHa application, it
is recommended to add
estrogen in reverse to alleviate
difficulties.

15. In addition, GnRHa is costly, so
it is not currently used as a
long-term treatment option,
and once the drug is
discontinued, the resumption of
menstruation may lead to the
re-progression of the lesion.

16. In the above article, the dangers
of adenomyosis for women are
described. Women need to do
their best to prevent
adenomyosis in their daily lives.

17. If you have questions about
your condition and treatment,
contact our experts. Most
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