Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Women in Child Bearing Period of Arar City, Northern Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 70, Issue 5
Abstract
<strong>Background:</strong> Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) affects as many as one-third of reproductive-aged women. Women with AUB may experience pain, embarrassment and inconvenience that can have a significant impact on their lives. This study was carried out <strong>aiming</strong> to assess the pattern and possible causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive aged women in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia. <strong>Methods</strong>: The study was conducted at Maternal and Child Hospital of Arar City, during the period from 1/5/2017 to 30/7/2017. Data collected by personal interview with cases and filling a pre-designed online questionnaire. Collected data was coded and analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS, version 16). Descriptive statistics for the quantitative and qualitative variables were used. <strong>Results:</strong> In our study 100 women were included, with mean age 30.5±6.9, mean age of menarche was 13.1 (±1.8) and 52% of them had regular menses. Pattern of bleeding was menorrhagia in 52%. The cause of bleeding was dysfunctional uterine bleeding in 59% of cases, Intrauterine device complications in14%, Uterine fibroid in 12% of cases and contraceptive pills complications in 15%. Only 13% of them treated surgically while 87.0% treated medically.<strong> Conclusion:</strong> The most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding was endometrial hyperplasia (in 59%), and the contraceptive pills complications comes in the second place (in 15%), then the Intrauterine device complications (in 14%) and the uterine fibroid (in 12%). Health education sittings is recommended to increase the public awareness about the causes and importance of seeking medical care during AUB attacks specially in premenopausal period.
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Eman Helal
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