{"paper_id":"10a3b5b3-f81e-4488-bbf5-71fce98b36cf","body_text":"JOURNAL TOOLS |\n| Journal policies |\n| Publishing options |\n| eTOC |\n| To subscribe |\n| Submit an article |\n| Recommend to your librarian |\nARTICLE TOOLS |\n| Publication history |\n| Reprints |\n| Permissions |\n| Cite this article as |\n| Share |\nYOUR ACCOUNT\nYOUR ORDERS\nSHOPPING BASKET\nItems: 0\nTotal amount: € 0,00\nHOW TO ORDER\nYOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS\nYOUR ARTICLES\nYOUR EBOOKS\nCOUPON\nACCESSIBILITY\nORIGINAL ARTICLE\nChirurgia 2026 April;39(2):133-4\nDOI: 10.23736/S0394-9508.24.05852-2\nCopyright © 2024 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA\nlanguage: English\nAdenomyosis in Iraq: a preliminary report\nRawaa D. ALJANABI 1 ✉, Eman A. AL-KASEER 2, Jawad K. AL-DIWAN 2\n1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teaching Hospital of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq; 2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq\nBACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is the aberrant infiltration of endometrial glandular tissue into the uterine myometrium, resulting in symptoms such as menorrhagia, severe cramping, and dyspareunia. This study sought to determine the frequency of adenomyosis in women with abnormal uterine bleeding in Iraq.\nMETHODS: The study comprised 100 women with atypical uterine bleeding, and data was gathered by direct interviews. Each patient underwent hysteroscopic examination and biopsies. Of the total, 29% were diagnosed with adenomyosis.\nRESULTS: The projected global prevalence of adenomyosis in consecutive hysterectomy patients varied between 8.8% and 61.5%. The observed rate fell within the reported range of the Middle East’s average of 30.8%.\nCONCLUSIONS: Consequently, adenomyosis is a significant etiology of irregular uterine hemorrhage.\nKEY WORDS: Adenomyosis; Menorrhagia; Iraq","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}