A 45-year-old member asked:
i've been diagnosed with adenomyosis. doctor has me on natazia (estradiol valerate and dienogest). would progesterone only pills be more beneficial for me?
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Dr. Michael Traub answered
19 years experience Fertility Medicine
Unsure: Adenomyosis does not respond to medical treatment like other problems do. Medicine is very unpredictable. Lots of things can be tried and combined and altered. So you have to keep trying things. The only proven therapy is hysterectomy.
Answered on Oct 28, 2017
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