Abstract
Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the relationship
between adenomyosis and chronic endometritis and to discuss its possible
effects on pathogenesis. Design: Prospective analysis of
previous patients’ pathology specimens Setting: A tertiary
university hospital’s department of obstetrics and gynecology.
Patients: Patients who underwent hysterectomy at were divided
into two groups according to the presence or absence of adenomyosis. A
propensity score matching analysis was performed to minimize selection
bias in patient groups. A total of 146, 73 patients in each group, were
included in the study. Methods: The previous specimens of the
patients were re-evaluated with the CD38 immunohistochemistry staining
method. A positive diagnosis of CE was made in the presence of plasma
cells. In particular, basal endometrial thickness was measured in
endo-myometrial transition zones. Main outcome measures
and Results: The adenomyosis group was significantly younger
than the group without adenomyosis (47.14 ± 4.24 vs. 50.36 ± 7.02, p =
0.012). 17 (11.6%) patients in the adenomyosis group were diagnosed
with chronic endometritis, while 7 (4.8%) patients in the control group
were diagnosed with chronic endometritis, and a statistically
significant difference was found (p<0.05). Basal endometrium
could be measured in a total of 112 (76.7%) patients, while basal
endometrial loss was observed in 34 (23.3%) patients. Chronic
endometritis was found in 16 (47%) of the patients with basal
endometrial loss. The baseline endometrial thickness of 112 (76.7%) of
the patients could be measured, but only 8 (7.1%) of them had chronic
endometritis. There was a statistically significant difference between
the groups (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, there was a
statistically significant relationship between basal endometrial loss
and CE. Conclusion(s): A significant relationship was observed
between adenomyosis and chronic endometritis.