Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a entity characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma embedded within the myometrium without apparent contact with the endo-myometrial junction. As the diagnosis of adenomyosis is based on histological examination, the condition is best described in women at the time of hysterectomy. METHODS: We evaluated results of 109 hysterectomized patients retrospectively. Age, parity, menopausal status and indication of hysterectomy were compared between adenomyosis positive and negative patients according to histological findings. P value under 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The mean of age patients with adenomyosis were 55. Parity and abnormal uterine bleeding were associated factors with adenomyosis (p<0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that the prevalence of adenomyosis at hysterectomy was 29.4%. Adenomyosis is more frequent among women reporting abnormal uterine bleeding and with high parity

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