The New Indian Journal of OBGYN. Epub Ahead of Print

Effect of uterine fibroids anatomical locations in marriage Sudanese women

Mohammed A. A. Abdelmtalab,Tahir Osman Ali,Khalid Hussein Bakheit Ahmed, Hamza Mohammed Ali Idriss

ABSTRACT

Background: Uterine fibroids are most common gynecological tumor in women of reproductive age. However, its symptoms were affecting the women quality of life. Aims: The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of uterine anatomical locations in marriage Sudanese women at Omdurman Maternity Hospital between 2014-2105. Methods: The study included 126 confirmed cases of uterine fibroids investigated at the hospital clinically and ultrasonographically. Result: Most of our population was symptomatic fibroids represent 73.8%. The highest incidence was observed among the age group (36 – 40) years. However the university level (39.7%), house wife (70.6%) and highest economical level (3.2%) was least one. Most common anatomical locations of uterine fibroids were intramural (34.9%), intramural-intramural (15.1%) and intramural-subserosal (21.4%). Menorrhagia (33.3%), abdominal mass (27.0%), dysmenorrhagia (23.8%) and menstrual problems (23.0%) were the commonest presentations. There were association between the infertility, menstrual problem and ovarian cyst vs. anatomical locations of uterine fibroids. Conclusion: The present study revealed that single intramural uterine fibroids are the most common type which produces fibroid symptoms; menorrhagia was the commonest clinical presentation.