GYNAECOLOGICAL DISEASES

PATTERN AT SANDEMAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL QUETTA

Abstract

A retrospective study carried out at Gynae unit I of Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta revealed that over a
period of five years there were total 4344 gynaecological admission out of which dysfunctional uterine bleeding
(DUB) was 861 (19.8%), incomplete abortion 577 (13.2%), missed abortion 436(10.03), pelvic inflammatory disease
(PID) 300(6.9%), fibroid uterus 237(5.45%), Ovarian cyst 220(5.06), Ectopic pregnancy 166(3.82%) and molar
pregnancy 142 (3.26%). Among the gynaecological malignancies a totoal of 31 cases were documented out of which
the most frequent gynaecological cancer was ovarian 20 (64.5%) followed by cervical 4 (13%, Uterine 3 (9.6%),
Vulva 2 (6.45%), Vagina 2 (6.45%). The prevalence of choriocarcinoma was 2 (0.4%)of the total cases and (6.45%)
of the total gynaecological malignancies in contrast to high incidence of molar pregnancy.