European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS

Deepthi R.*, Saima Eram and Shaistha Asadullah

ABSTRACT

Back ground: Uterine fibroids are the commonest benign tumors of the uterus. The risk factors for uterine fibroids are pre-menopausal age, early menarche, nulliparous, less parity, obesity, previous medical history of HTN and diabetes. Materials and methods: A total of 160 patients attending gynecology department being treated for uterine fibroids were subjected to Observational study for a period of 3 months of Warangal region. Results: Out of 160 women in the study, majority i.e., 54% of patients hand had undergone TAH type of surgery and 43% of patients had undergone myomectomy. Conclusion: The present study demonstrate that uterine fibroids are considered as most common benign tumors in females which leads to hysterectomy. As per the observational study after LSCS hysterectomy is most commonly performed surgery in females. The most commonly effected group are reproductive age group.

Keywords: Uterine fibroids, Hysterectomy, pre and post operative management.