Endometrial hyperplasia is the increase in the thickness or thickness of tissue that scans the inside of the uterus, due to excessive exposure to estrogen, which can occur in women who ovulate monthly, with hormone replacement therapy only with estrogen.
This framework is not always cancer-related, but there is a risk, especially in those who are exposed to high estrogen levels, are overweight, diabetic, or have liver or kidney disease.
- Symptoms that may occur in women with endometrial hyperplasia include: abnormal uterine bleeding during menstruation that can result from menstruation.
- Severe back pain.
- Less than 21 days between menstruation.
- And a slight increase in the size of the uterus.
- Which can be identified by a transvaginal ultrasound.
Endometrial hyperplasia is caused by overexposure to the hormone estrogen and, in general, by a lack of progesterone, this hormonal imbalance in women could be due to the following situations:
The greatest risk of developing endometrial hyperplasia is between the ages of 40 and 60.
The main types of endometrial hyperplasia are
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia is characterized by thickening of the ceiling of the endometrium that does not develop precancerous cells.
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia is somewhat more severe than the previous one and may be related to the development of endometrial cancer, its treatment varies depending on the stage of the disease, however it may be necessary to completely remove the uterus.
Diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia may be made by a gynecologist by analyzing the symptoms present and transvaginal ultrasound, such as transvaginal ultrasound.
In addition, your doctor may perform a hysteroscopy, which involves inserting a device with a camera into your uterus that allows you to observe if there are any abnormalities and/or perform a biopsy, in which a small sample of endometrial tissue is taken that is sent to the lab for analysis.
Treatment of endometrial hyperplasia will depend on the type of hyperplasia that may vary depending on treatment options, including treatment of the endometrial roof or the use of drugs such as progesterone or oral synthetic progestin, synthetic intramuscular intramuscular intrauterine.
After treatment, a biopsy of the endometrial ceiling is recommended to check for treatment success.