Adenomyosis is a common benign gynecological disease, which is characterized by the invasion of endometrial glands and stroma into the myometrium of the uterus, leading to abnormal enlargement of the uterus and dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and other symptoms. In the past, adenomyosis was mostly seen in women aged 30 to 50 years old, and it was rare in young women under 20 years old. However, in recent years, the incidence of adenomyosis has shown a significant younger trend, and the age of patients has been continuously reduced.
It is reported that the youngest patient with adenomyosis in the world is only 10 years old. Overseas, the age of young adenomyosis patients is mostly between 10 and 16 years old, while the youngest patient diagnosed in China is 14 years old. Dr. Sophia Carter, a gynecological expert, said in a clinical interview: "The younger onset of adenomyosis is closely related to genetic factors. If there are family members with adenomyosis, the risk of young women suffering from the disease will be significantly increased. In addition, the problem of hormone pollution in the living environment and the earlier development of women are also important factors leading to the younger onset."
The main cause of adenomyosis is the abnormal proliferation and invasion of endometrial tissue into the myometrium, which is closely related to the level of estrogen and progesterone in the body. When the estrogen level in the body is too high, or the body's sensitivity to estrogen is increased, it will stimulate the endometrial tissue to grow abnormally and invade the myometrium, thus inducing adenomyosis. For young women, their reproductive system is in the developmental stage, and the regulation function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis is not yet perfect, so they are more sensitive to the stimulation of external hormones, which also increases the risk of adenomyosis.
In addition to genetic factors and hormone pollution, bad living habits of young women can also induce adenomyosis. For example, long-term stay up late, irregular work and rest, excessive study or work pressure, and frequent mood swings will affect the normal secretion of sex hormones in the body, leading to the disorder of the endocrine system, and then increasing the incidence of adenomyosis. At the same time, some young women take health products containing hormones blindly in order to pursue physical development or beauty, which will also disrupt the balance of hormones in the body and induce the occurrence of adenomyosis.
It should be emphasized that adenomyosis in young women is often easy to be ignored because the symptoms are not obvious in the early stage. Some young patients only have mild dysmenorrhea, which is often mistaken for normal menstrual pain, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. If adenomyosis is not treated in time, it will not only affect the physical health of young women, but also may affect their reproductive function in the future, leading to infertility, miscarriage and other problems.
Therefore, for young girls and adolescents, parents should pay close attention to their physical changes, such as abnormal menstrual cycles, severe dysmenorrhea, increased menstrual volume and other symptoms, and take them to the gynecological department for examination in time. At the same time, it is necessary to guide young women to develop good living habits, maintain a regular schedule, reduce the intake of food with potential hormone pollution, and avoid blind use of health products containing hormones, so as to effectively prevent the occurrence of adenomyosis.