Dr, Department of Medicine and Pathology, Zagazig University, Ash Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Dr. Sabah Mohamed El Hanafy is a Professor and Full-time researcher at Zagazig University, Egypt. Her research interests include Pathology Surgical, Pathology Gynecological, Pathology Dermatopathology. Currently, she is a Lecturer of Pathology, Dermatopathology at Zagazig University, Egypt
Research Article
Evaluation of Predictive Value of Uterine Artery Doppler Indices versus Histopathology Sampling in Detection of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Users
Author(s): Mai Ahmed Gobran*, Sabah Mohamed El Hanafy, Walid Mohamed Elnagar, Ahmed Mahmoud Abdou Ahmed, Amr Ahmed Abdelrhman, Mohamed El-Bakry Lashin, Yasser S. Saraya, Eman Ramadan Abd El Fattah, Khaled Fathy Helal, Hebatullah Abulkhair, Abeer M Abdel Barry and Mohamed SH Ramadan
Background: Contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) is a successful method of contraception that has been used for more than 30 years. However, it is associated with excessive uterine bleeding, that might cause iron deficiency anaemia, making CIUD use inconvenient for many women especially those with severe menstruation.
Objective: The objective of our study was to evaluate the correlation between abnormal uterine bleeding in IUD with endometrial sampling.
Methods: Study included 120 women from the obstetrics and gynaecology departments of Zagazig University Hospitals, divided into three groups: Group I included 40 women who used intrauterine coipper (TCu-380A) and complained of menorrhagia or menometrorrhagia. Group II included 40 womenusing CIUD and not complaining of abnormal uterine bleeding. Group III included.. View more»