title: Histopathological correlation of adenomyosis and leiomyoma in hysterectomy specimens as the cause of abnormal uterine bleeding in women in different age groups in the Kumaon region: A retroprospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study adenomyosis and leiomyoma as the cause of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding AUB in hysterectomy specimens.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study was carried out on 184 hysterectomy specimens of patients with AUB during the period of Jan 2010 to Dec 2011. Data including age, parity, symptoms and clinical indication for hysterectomy was collected for the study. The specimens were processed routinely and stained with hematoxylin and eosin stain and examined microscopically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women in the perimenopausal age (40-50 years) accounted for the highest number of cases (44.56%) presenting with symptoms of AUB. In this age group adenomyosis was the found to be the commonest cause of AUB (46.34%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adenomyosis was found to be the most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding in women of perimenopausal age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Haldwani, India.
authors.forename: Ghazala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Harishankar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Hema
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Sanjay Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chufal
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pant
keywords: Abnormal uterine bleeding; adenomyosis; leiomyoma