What Does Homogeneous Myometrial Echogenicity Of Uterus Mean?

Posted on Sat, 2 Mar 2013

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Question : What does Homogeneous Myometrial echogenicity of my utereous mean?
Plus i have a habothian cyst - which is what?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (18 minutes later)

Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic.
An imaging study may describe an organ as homogeneous or heterogeneous. Homogeneous means that the areas seen appear the same, no difference is noted in any aspect of the uterus when it was seen.myometrium is the muscular aspect of the uterus, so they are saying that it all appears the same, no abnormality seen.
A nabothian cyst is seen on the cervix. The cervix has glands that secrete mucus , these can become blocked and the mucus collects to form a cyst . A cyst is a sac that contains some type of substance, in this case mucus.
It is not cancerous and no treatment may be needed, though some women prefer to have it removed.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (9 minutes later)

Thankyou Dr, that has put me at ease. I will make an appt with my GP for Gyno referral - hopefully remove cervical cyst and ask for a curet and futher management. Kind Regards XXXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (13 hours later)

Your are welcome, wish you the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar