Thyroid Dysfunction and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Al-Bajalan Tara Hasan1,*, Khalid Srwa Ismael1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternity Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Iraq *Corresponding Author: Tara Hasan Al-Bajaln, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternity Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Iraq, e-mail: tarahasan86@yahoo.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Objective Measure the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in women presented with abnormal uterine bleeding in Erbil city. Method A case control study conducted in the outpatient Clinic at Maternity Teaching Hospital in Erbil city from 1st of September, 2017 to 30th of June, 2018 on 100 women (50 women with abnormal uterine bleeding and 50 women with a normal cycle selected as control cases. The general and menstrual history in addition to investigations and thyroid function test of both study groups were assessed. Results There was a significant association between high thyroid stimulating hormone level and women with abnormal uterine bleeding (p=0.002). Women with abnormal uterine bleeding were significantly associated with low T4 level (p=0.04). A significant association was observed between women with abnormal uterine bleeding and hypothyroidism (p=0.003). Conclusions The thyroid dysfunction is common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding among women at reproductive age. Top Keywords Abnormal uterine bleeding, Thyroid dysfunction, Reproductive age women, case control study, maternal health. Top |