After Naga Munchetty revealed her agonies with the little-known womb condition, three readers share their experiences
Karen Dugmore, 44, from Birmingham, had normal periods until after she had her children.
Karen Dugmore, who says of her experience with adenomyosis: “This condition – it does have a huge effect on your life.”Untypically for women with adenomyosis, Karen was diagnosed with the condition within eight months of getting in touch with her doctor. “It took almost 30 years for me to get a diagnosis,” the 50-year-old said. “I had heavy periods my whole life, and was given the pill at a young age to try to lessen the bleeding, but the pain was terrible every day. I would be doubled over in pain often, in the middle of the street, and later in life I had steroid injections in my hips which turned out to be unnecessary.
The consultant suspected adenomyosis after a scan, and advised Sarah to undergo a hysterectomy, which she did a few weeks later. “They said it was the only solution, but they could only confirm I had adenomyosis after I’d had the surgery.”
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