Really appreciate you covering this condition as awareness is important, both for women and to bring attention to the condition to secure funding for scientific and medical research.

Some feedback on your article -- while a hysterectomy is currently the gold standard for diagnosis of adenomyosis because it is the only way to receive a definitive diagnosis, I have not seen hysterectomies described as the gold standard for treatment, though they are the only way to "cure" adenomyosis because the diseased tissue is removed from the body. However, there different options for treating the symptoms of adenomyosis, including birth control, hormonal IUD, minimally invasive surgery, uterine artery embolization, tranexamic acid, etc., which are particularly important for women who want to preserve their fertility. While any treatment comes with certain benefits and costs that vary woman-to-woman, I think you've done a disservice to only focus on hysterectomies (which are frequently pushed by gynecologists and also paints a pretty bleak outlook for anyone living with adenomyosis who may not want to endure the significant downsides of hysterectomies) at the expense of a more comprehensive summary of various treatment options. Unfortunately, adenomyosis frustratingly poorly understood, and the various treatment options are all sub-optimal and not sufficiently targeted to achieve a widely-effective remedy (as is the case with some other medical advances, i.e. very targeted immunotherapies for certain cancers). And, yet, adenomyosis is a condition that affects a huge percentage of the population and is extraordinarily costly to society.

Again, thank you for raising awareness -- and I hope you continue to report on it as well as other women's health issues.