A clinical profile and factors associated with dysfunctional uterine bleeding at tertiary health care center

Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2

Abstract

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding is defined as any bleeding pattern that differs in the frequency, duration and from a pattern observed during a normal menstrual cycle or menopause. It is a common problem having a long list of causes in different age groups. Aims and Objectives: To study Clinical profile and factors associated with Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding at tertiary health care center. Methodology: After approval from institutional ethical committee a cross-sectional study was carried out in the department of OBGY during one year i.e. January 2015 to January 2016 in the patients who were diagnosed as Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB). All the patients after written consent were included into the study, so in one year there were 61 patients included into the study. All details of the patients like age, parity, menstrual history, other associated complains, associated risk factors were asked. The data is presented in tabular form and expressed 00in percentages. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 40-50 were 45.90%, followed by >50, 21.31, 30-40 -18.03%, 20-30 were 14.75%. The majority of the patients were Multiparous were 63.93%, followed by Grand multiparous were 29.51%. The majority of the patients were having bleeding Pattern Menorrhagia in 32%, followed by Polymenorrhoea in 14%, Metrorrhagia in 09%, Menometrorrhagia - 04 %. Pain abdomen in 90% of the patients, Back ache in 80%, Dysmenorrhea in 78%, Generalized weakness in 65%. Associated risk factors were -BMI (>30) -90%, H/o PCOD -85%, H/o Diabetes -75%, Endometrial60%, Ovulatory dysfunction -50%, Coagulopathy-45%, Polyp -40%, Adenomyosis -39%,Leiomyoma -32%, Suspected Malignancy and Hyperplasia -30%. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that The majority of the patients were in the age group of 40-50. The majority of the patients were having bleeding Pattern Menorrhagia and Associated risk factors were -BMI (>30), H/o PCOD, H/o Diabetes, Endometrial, Ovulatory dysfunction, Coagulopathy, Polyp, Adenomyosis, Leiomyoma, Suspected Malignancy and Hyperplasia.

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Bharti Anup Rathi, Shailaja Chhagan Chaudhari

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Bharti Anup Rathi, Shailaja Chhagan Chaudhari (2017). A clinical profile and factors associated with dysfunctional uterine bleeding at tertiary health care center. Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology, 4(2), 25-27. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-259848