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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Women in Child Bearing Period of Arar City, Northern Saudi Arabia

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Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) affects as many as one-third of reproductive-aged women. Women with AUB may experience pain, embarrassment and inconvenience that can have a significant impact on their lives. This study was carried out aiming to assess the pattern and possible causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive aged women in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study was conducted at Maternal and Child Hospital of Arar City, during the period from 1/5/2017 to 30/7/2017. Data collected by personal interview with cases and filling a pre-designed online questionnaire. Collected data was coded and analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS, version 16). Descriptive statistics for the quantitative and qualitative variables were used. Results: In our study 100 women were included, with mean age 30.5±6.9, mean age of menarche was 13.1 (±1.8) and 52% of them had regular menses.  Pattern of bleeding was menorrhagia in 52%. The cause of bleeding was dysfunctional uterine bleeding in 59% of cases, Intrauterine device complications in14%, Uterine fibroid in 12% of cases and contraceptive pills complications in 15%. Only 13% of them treated surgically while 87.0% treated medically. Conclusion: The most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding was endometrial hyperplasia (in 59%), and the contraceptive pills complications comes in the second place (in 15%), then the Intrauterine device complications (in 14%) and the uterine fibroid (in 12%). Health education sittings is recommended to increase the public awareness about the causes and importance of seeking medical care during AUB attacks specially in premenopausal period. 

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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Child bearing period, Arar city, Saudi Arabia

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Shoug Zeid Trad

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Alenezi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Reem Faleh Abdullah

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Alanazi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Anwar Eid Mohammed

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Alruwaili

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Najah Dhaher Yahia

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Alanzi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Maha Mukhlef Ramadan

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Alanazi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Reem Hulayyil

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Alanazi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Marwah Khaled Ibrahim

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Altawyan

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Zuhur Dhaher Munahy

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Alfuhigi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Maha Hazzaa Fraiwan

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Alshalan

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Atheer Bader Faihan

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Alanzi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Reem Hamoud Sulaiman

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Alshammari

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Waad Hameed

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Altarfawi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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Ohud Falah Munukh

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Alanazi

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Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

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70

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5

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2103

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2018-01-01

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2018-08-14

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2018-01-01

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762

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765

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 70_Issue 5_Pages 762-765.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Women in Child Bearing Period of Arar City, Northern Saudi Arabia

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22 Jan 2023