FREQUENCY OF COMMON CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROID

Authors

  • TAYYABA AZIM Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar
  • RUKHSANA KARIM Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar
  • SHAHNAZ JABEEN Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar
  • SAIMA AYUB Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i04.404

Keywords:

Fibroid, leiomyoma, heavy menstrual bleeding, mass abdomen, subfertility

Abstract

Objective: To study the frequency of common clinical symptoms in women with uterine fibroid

Materials and Methods:All women between 20-50 years age attending Gynae OPD, Hayatabad Medical Complex, with the ultrasound diagnosis of fibroid uterus were selected for the study. These patients were then asked questions regarding different symptoms of fibroid for example heavy menstrual bleeding, mass abdomen, and subfertility. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: A total of 128 women were included in this descriptive study. Maximum number of cases 40.6% were in the age group 20-30 years, 38.3% cases were in 31-40 years and 21.1% were in 41-50 years. About 37.5% women were multiparous and 31.2% were nulliparous. Heavy menstrual bleeding was the commonest clinical symptom seen in 68% women. Abdomino-pelvic mass was seen in 38.8% women and 18.8% women presented with subfertility.

Conclusion: Fibroid occur most commonly in multi and grand multi parous women. Heavy menstrual bleeding is the most common (68%) symptom associated with fibroid uterus followed by abdominopelvic mass (38.8%).

 

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Published

2019-12-31

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TAYYABA AZIM, RUKHSANA KARIM, SHAHNAZ JABEEN, & SAIMA AYUB. (2019). FREQUENCY OF COMMON CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROID. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 9(04), 93–95. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i04.404

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 04 (2019): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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