Abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal women: Clinical histopathological and sonography correlation

Authors : Shahana Ishaq Chandniwala, Mahima Jain

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijogr.2020.085

Volume : 7

Issue : 3

Year : 2020

Page No : 402-405

Objective: Patient who underwent hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding their clinical findings
were related to sonography and histopathology reports.
Materials and Methods: This is retrospective observational study conducted in obstetric and gynaecology
department. Patient who have undergone hysterectomy for AUB, their data retrived from case file and their
ultrasonography reports and histopathological examination reports were compared.
Results: 153 women who have under gone hysterectomy had complaint of menorrhagia and they belong
to perimenopausal age group, most of them were between 40-45 yers of age. Ultrasonography is suggestive
of fibroid in most of the patients and it is most sensitive for diagnosis of uterine fibroid.
Conclusion: Fibroid is a most common cause of AUB. Clinical, sonography and histopathological findings
correlated well with the diagnosis.

Keywords: Abnormal uterine bleeding, Menorrhagia, Menometrorrhagia, Polymenorrhea, Ultrasonography.


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