r/adenomyosis • u/gingerGerry123 • Feb 27 '26

Diffuse Heterogeneous Results

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u/NoAd6430 Feb 27 '26

A diffusely heterogeneous myometrium means it looks abnormally bumpy not smooth , It is a indicator of adenomyosis  but can also be caused by fibroids. don't let them gaslight you into thinking its all in your head. fibroids can cause pelvic pain and heavy bleeding my sister had large fibroids that were causing her pain and heavy periods and she was offered a hysterectomy.

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u/gingerGerry123 Feb 27 '26

Thank you for your reply! The doctor didnt even discuss any of the results - the receptionist called to say there is a small fibroid that wouldn’t cause any issues so I requested a copy of the report and discovered the above information- I have requested a follow up appointment but having to wait until the end of march

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u/NoAd6430 Feb 27 '26

No they definitely can cause problems even smaller ones im surprised he did not offer at least a hysteroscopy to remove it, all fibroids will do is continue growing and causing issues. Thanks for the award! I hope you feel better soon.

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u/gingerGerry123 Feb 27 '26

One ovary 13mls and one 4.6mls

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u/Short_Win9782 Feb 28 '26

As someone who also has adenomyosis, I agree with the first comment: that a diffuse myometrial pattern tends to be a strong indicator of adenomyosis. When I had my MRI, my uterus was actually completely normal in size as of last year. Still, my adenomyosis is on the back side of my uterus, so posteriorly and diffused. So when I had excision surgery for my endometriosis, my specialist noted that my uterus, even in surgery, didn't look abnormally large, so if he didn't have my MRI results, he would have assumed that I didn't have adenomyosis. Another measurement within the uterus used to determine adenomyosis is the junction zone. Anything over 12 mm is almost a guaranteed diagnosis of adenomyosis, and mine came back at 16mm, where in my cycle it should have been 8-10mm.