1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, (ESUT), College of Medicine, Enugu, Nigeria.
2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(03), 117-126
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.3.1712
Received on 17 July 2023; revised on 31 August 2023; accepted on 02 September 2023
Background: Uterine fibroids are the most common benign gynaecological tumours in women of reproductive age. It is a benign monoclonal tumour of the smooth muscles of the uterus with very low potential for malignant transformation. More often than not, it is asymptomatic and found as an incidental occurrence but when symptomatic, heavy menstrual bleeding is the commonest occurrence. It has various modalities of treatment ranging from watchful waiting, medical to surgical treatments. However, hysterectomy is the only definitive treatment but this treatment option has not been found to be easily acceptable in our centre from observations, hence, the need to find the proportion of women who may accept this option and the reason given by those who may not accept it when indicated.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the factors responsible for the observed high level of aversion to hysterectomy for treating fibroid in our centre
Methodology: It was a cross-sectional questionnaire based, hospital study of 285 women who were diagnosed with uterine fibroid in the gynaecology clinic of ESUT Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Reasons; Aversion; Hysterectomy; Fibroid
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Boniface Uwaezuoke Odugu, Ifeanyi Johnson Onyekpa and Calistus Obiora Nevo. Reasons for aversion to hysterectomy among fibroid patients in ESUT teaching hospital, Enugu: Cross-sectional study. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(3), 117-126. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.3.1712