Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: ultrasound findings

Abstract

Objective: To describe the ultrasound findings of patients who came for abnormal uterine bleeding to the Gynecology and Obstetrics service of the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital during the period January 2021 to January 2022. Methods: is was an observational-descriptive, retrospective study. e sample was non-probabilistic and intentional, consisting of 99 patients. e data were collected in an Excel sheet for analysis to determine their percentage frequency according to the variables involved: age, ethnicity, parity, personal history, menstrual cycle, duration of menstrual period, last date of menstruation, use of some medication, contraceptive method and ultrasound findings. Results: e ultrasound findings showed different causes to explain the abnormal uterine bleeding of the patients who made up the study sample; however, the three most frequent were: uterine myomatosis, sangrado uterino anormal tipo L y tipo E.