Hamida Khanum, Ambreen Naveed Haq.
Gynecological diseases; Pattern at Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta.
Professional Med J Jan ;9(2):106-10.

A retrospective study carried out at Gynae unit I of Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta revealed that over a period of five years there were total 4344 gynaecological admission out of which dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) was 861 (19.8%), incomplete abortion 577 (13.2%), missed abortion 436(10.03), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 300(6.9%), fibroid uterus 237(5.45%), Ovarian cyst 220(5.06), Ectopic pregnancy 166(3.82%) and molar pregnancy 142 (3.26%). Among the gynaecological malignancies a total of 31 cases were documented out of which the most frequent gynecological cancer was ovarian 20 (64.5%) followed by cervical 4 (13%, Uterine 3 (9.6%), Vulva 2 (6.45%), Vagina 2 (6.45%). The prevalence of choriocarcinoma was 2 (0.4%)of the total cases and (6.45%) of the total gynaecological malignancies in contrast to high incidence of molar pregnancy.

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