A Ten-Year Survey of Uterine Fibroids in a Tertiary Hospital in Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria
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Leiomyoma, Menorrhagia, Myomectomy, DELSUTH, NigeriaAbstract
Background: Uterine fibroid is a common gynaecological problem among women of reproductive age, and it commonly affects the quality of life of the affected women.
Objective: To determine the prevalence, clinical presentation and management outcome of uterine fibroid at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria.
Methodology: This was a ten-year retrospective descriptive study of patients with uterine fibroids managed at Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2023. Folders of patients who were managed for uterine fibroid were retrieved from the medical records of the hospital, and relevant information on socio-demographic parameters (such as age, parity, level of education), clinical presentations and mode of treatment was extracted and analyzed using SPSS version 26.
Results: The prevalence of uterine fibroid was 27.7%. The mean age was 36.3.2 ± 8.05years. The modal age group was 31 – 39 years. The commonest clinical presentation was infertility (78.4%). Majority of patients (97.4%) had open myomectomy.
Conclusion: Uterine fibroid is a common benign gynaecological tumour. The majority of patients presented with infertility. Myomectomy was the commonest mode of treatment because most of the patients were in reproductive age group and desirous of fertility. Future application of newer techniques may reduce the prevalence of open myomectomy.
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