Fibroids are most common benign tumors, these are oestrogen dependent, they are rare before menarche after menopause. Fibroids are found incidentally on clinical examination or imaging studies. Presenting symptoms of patients are pelvic pain, dsymennoria, AUB, dysparenia, pressure symptoms. Fibroids may be uterine or extra uterine.

Material and Methods: This was a prospective study done over a period of 1 and 1/2 year in skims soura hospital.

Results: Prevalence of fibroids in our study was 36%.Fibroids was more associated with AUB, it was more in age group of 30-50 years, more in multiparas. Fibroids were managed by conservative methods, medical management, surgical management, uterine artery embolisation, MRI guided focussed ultrasound.

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Dr Shazia Nisar

Senior Resident Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Skims Soura, India