When reviewing the electronic health record of a female patient, the nurse reads that the patient has a history of adenomyosis. The nurse should be aware that this patient experiences symptoms resulting from what pathophysiologic process?
A) Loss of muscle tone in the vaginal wall
B) Excessive synthesis and release of unopposed estrogen
C) Invasion of the uterine wall by endometrial tissue
D) Proliferation of tumors in the uterine wall
Ans: C
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In adenomyosis, the tissue that lines the endometrium invades the uterine wall. This disease is not characterized by loss of muscle tone, the presence of tumors, or excessive estrogen.
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