Talk:Adenomyosis

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 1 June 2020 and 27 June 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ines.marquina97. Peer reviewers: Winged Scapula.

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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): DHCopeland. Peer reviewers: Benfromdc.

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The section on symptoms needs some bibliographic citations. I have looked at numerous peer reviewed articles on the subject but the following symptoms are not listed:

Strong 'contraction' feel of uterus Abdominal cramps A 'bearing' down feeling Pressure on bladder Dragging sensation down thighs and legs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.237.36.146 (talk) 12:09, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

I really wish medical articles would not include photographs of surgery. It's very disturbing to some of us. It would be better to have a link to surgical photograph (with a caption warning the viewer) so that people who are upset by this kind of thing can choose not be assaulted with it when looking up a medical condition, but people who want to see such photographs have easy access to them. I know a lot of editors have no sympathy for this position, but being disturbed by images of surgery is very common and very real to many people, and having a link instead of an embedded photograph allows everyone to have access to the materials as they choose. 24.215.150.111 (talk) 19:26, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

UCSF Wikiproject Medicine - Editing Plan

Hello Wikipedians, I am Daniel Copeland, DHCopeland (talk), a senior medical student at UCSF School of Medicine, taking part in the UCSF Wikiproject Medicine Elective. I will be working to edit and improve the adenomyosis wiki article this month.

Broadly, I hope to accomplish the following goals:

1. Expand the Adenomyosis wiki from its current Start-Class (which may be outdated), by expanding sections consistent with Wikipedia Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles.
2. Update references using relevant review articles and other secondary literature.
3. Tag un-cited claims and eventually either find supporting sources or remove the claims outright.
4. Utilize Acrolinx report to enhance readability and accessibility to readers.
5. By section I am planning to make the following changes.

• LEAD (Introduction):
I will work extensively upon the lead section, with the plan to expand it while aiming to simplify language as it is unnecessarily full of medic (especially in the first few sentences). I will remove or move the etymology lines presently located in the first paragraph. I don't feel it is well suited to the lead section.

• INFO BOX:
I will likely keep the info box as it currently stands. I saw the previous comment regarding the triggering nature of surgical pictures and while appreciating the sincerity of the user's request, I will retain the surgical pictures in consistency with the Wikipedia policy on image censorship (which I will add to the talk page) and for the meaningful contribution it makes to understanding the impact of the disease on normal anatomy (which I may ultimately add a picture of normal laparoscopic view of the pelvis for context).

• SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
I will expand and organize the signs and symptoms that a patient with adenomyosis may experience. I will likely remove the differential diagnosis section (from the diagnosis section) as it does not meaningfully contribute. In its place, I will instead add direct links in the signs and symptoms section to the the relevant symptoms wiki pages. I will expand the fertility section.

• DIAGNOSIS:
I will expand the diagnosis section of adenomyosis, likely grouping the section into subsections based upon different diagnostic tests. (MRI, Transvaginal US, and histological tests).

• TREATMENT:
I will expand discussion of different modalities for treatment of adenomyosis with added subheadings.

• PROGNOSIS:
I will expand discussion of the prognosis of patients who are diagnosed with ademomyosis, especially as it relates to fertility.

• EPIDEMIOLOGY:
I will discuss epidemiological trends associated with adenomyosis.

• HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, RESEARCH DIRECTIONS:
I will add the following sections once appropriate sources are found.

DHCopeland (talk) 09:48, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

UCSF Wikiproject Medicine - Peer Feedback

For the Diagnosis section:

-Overall good organization and good detail and explanations for each method.

-Good pics.

-Good hyperlinking.

Suggest changing:

-Start with a brief overview of the most common diagnostic methods before going into each.

-Shorter sentences in hysterectomy paragraph.

-Explain that "non-invasive" usually means imaging.

-The TVUS and MRI sections are a little heavy on radiology specifics, try adding some basic test characteristics and what clinical situations they might be used in. Benfromdc (talk) 06:29, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Changing the main picture

Barring objection, I plan to change the main picture to something more cartoon-like such as can be found here http://www.medicalexhibits.com/obrasky/2011/11136_04X.jpg. Obviously I plan to find or create a non-copyrighted image to use on the page. DHCopeland (talk) 23:11, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

OMEF-Workplan

Hi everybody I’m a second year medical student at Anáhuac University. I’m part of the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship program and I would like to improve this article during the next couple of weeks. This is my first time working on Wikipedia so I’m open to any and all feedback. Please let me know if there is anything to change or reconsider. Thank you.

My goals for the next month are:

1. To update and help this wiki article grow.

2. Editing style so it’s clear and easier to read and understandable for everyone.

3. In order to avoid elaborating on other clinical conditions, I plan on including links to other wiki pages.

4. Fill in the missing subtopics in the following outline with adequate resources:

OUTLINE:

Introduction

Etymology

Causes

Epidemiology and risk factors

Signs and Symptoms

Evaluation

- Clinical history

- Pelvic Exam

- Lab tests

- Imaging

Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

- I think it’s important to add the differential diagnosis in the article since it guides us in finding the real accurate diagnosis. - There are many diseases that can be presented in a similar way. It is less likely for us to find an accurate diagnosis if it isn’t included as a differential diagnosis.

Treatment

Prognosis

Information for patients (Ines.marquina97 (talk) 09:30, 8 June 2020 (UTC))

Functional? or not??

I'm muddled by what seem to me conflicting statements. I suspect I'm misunderstanding, and being slightly stupid; but I suspect I'm not alone and the article could usefully be clarified. Anyone feel able to do that??

The (apparent) conflict is within the lede, between its first para ("Adenomyosis is a medical condition")

A As well as being misplaced in patients with this condition, endometrial tissue is completely functional. The tissue thickens, sheds and bleeds during every menstrual cycle

and the third ("In adenomyosis, basal endometrium")

B Unlike the functional layer, the basal layer does not undergo typical cyclic changes with the menstrual cycle

As I read it, A tells me the pathological tissue is misplaced endometrium, and much symptomatology results from the fact that as endometrial tissue it is functional (= participates in the menstrual cycle); B tells me the pathological tissue is basal endometrium and therefore not functional (and so can't really explain symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle).

Can someone clarify? 90.244.204.38 (talk) 11:36, 23 May 2023 (UTC)