Saher Saghir, Hafsa Kamran, Sidra Khalid, Namra Sohail, Maryam Naveed.
Determinants of Uterine Fibroids among Married Women Attending Public Hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.
Asian J Allied Health Sci Jan ;4(3):33-7.

Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are the most common tumors of female reproductive tract; these are the benign tumors of smooth muscle. Fibroids have been reported to occur in up to 70% of women by the age of 50 years. Objectives: To and out the determinants of uterine fibroids among married women attending Public Hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: 100 females with uterine fibroids aged 20-65 years were selected through Non- Probability convenient sampling technique from February to May 2018. Through pre-tested questionnaire data were collected and SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis. Results: The occurrence of fibroids was high among women age between 40-49 years about 46 %. 53% were from rural areas, 89 % of women family income was below 20,000. 25% of women had the family history of uterine fibroids. Conclusions: According to the current study obesity, early age at menarche, hormonal problem and young age at conception, and infertility were important risk factors to develop fibroids. Key words: Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea, Infertility, Miscarriages, Leiomyoma.

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