ENDOMETRIAL PATTERNS IN ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING –A STUDY OF 300 CASES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA.

ABSTRACT Background Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a major form of abnormal uterine bleeding, seen in at least 10% of all new outpatient department patients. The thyroid gland is known to play an important role in maintaining a healthy menstrual cycle. Aims To assess the thyroid hormone status in apparently euthyroid patients with DUB and to correlate it with incidence of DUB. Materials and methods Fifty DUB patients were selected on the basis of clinical history, examination, and relevant investigations. Equal numbers of age-matched women with normal menstrual cycle were taken as controls. Thyroid hormones, viz., thyroid-stimulating hormone, total triiodothyronine and tetraiodothyronine, were estimated by radioimmunoassay. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by using Microsoft Excel software. Results The most common menstrual abnormality was menorrhagia (48%) followed by metrorrhagia and polymenorrhea (14% each). Hypothyroidism was more prevalent among cases (85.7%) as compared with controls (14.3%). In patients with menorrhagia, 33.3% of patients had hypothyroidism. Conclusion Hypothyroidism occurs in DUB patients commonly. There is a need for mandatory thyroid screening in all patients with menstrual irregularities to help in early detection of the cause and treatment of DUB patients to avoid surgery. How to cite this article Phukan JK, Saharia GK, Goswami R. Thyroid Status in Patients with Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Assam. Indian J Med Biochem 2016;20(1):11-15.

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Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.5033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (225) ◽

Author(s):

Minaxi Thakur ◽

Meenu Maharjan ◽

Heera Tuladhar ◽

Yam Dwa ◽

Sunita Bhandari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thyroid Dysfunction ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Uterine Bleeding ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Thyroid Profile

Introduction: Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common gynecological presentation, accounting forat least 20% of all new outpatient visits. It has been recognized that thyroid dysfunction may haveprofound effects on the female reproductive system. Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism areassociated with a variety of changes, including delayed onset of puberty, anovulatory cycles, andabnormally high fetal wastage. Hence, this study was conducted to know the thyroid status of thepatient with abnormal uterine bleeding. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in all the patients with abnormaluterine bleeding in a tertiary care hospital from 2 August 2019 to 2 February 2020. Ethical clearancewas received from the institutional review committee of KIST Medical College. Convenient samplingwas done. Data was collected using a questionnaire which includes patients profile, the pattern ofabnormal uterine bleeding, and thyroid profile. Statistical analysis was done using Statistical Packagefor the Social Sciences version 23. Results: Out of 79 patients, it was found that 67 (84.8%) were euthyroid, 11 (13.9%) were hypothyroid,and 1 (1.2%) was hyperthyroidism. The most common type of abnormal uterine bleeding wasmenorrhagia 34 (43%), followed by polymenorrhoea 23 (29%), oligomenorrhoea 13 (16.5%),menometrorrhagia 6 (7.6%), metrorrhagia 2 (2.5%), and hypomenorrhea 1 (1.3%). The maximumnumber of patients was between 20-25 years with the mean age of 31 years. Among hypothyroid, 7(8.8%) had subclinical hypothyroidism and 4 (5%) had frank hypothyroidism. Conclusions: Most females with abnormal uterine bleeding were euthyroid. Menorrhagia was themost common pattern of abnormal uterine bleeding.

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