Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a frequently encountered gynaecological complaint in perimenopausal women and also the most common cause of hysterectomy in their age group. The current study was carried out to evaluate various presentations of perimenopausal Abnormal uterine bleeding and to correlate with histopathological examination of the dilation and curettage (D in adenomyosis, USG is more sensitive (100%) and specific (100%). Clinically, leiomyoma was the most common suspected cause of AUB; radiologically, 50% of leiomyomas and post-hysterectomy histopathological findings showed that 62.1% were leiomyoma, among which 98.9% were proliferative. Only 21% were adenomyosis. The endometrial pattern was 63.7% proliferative, 21.6% secretory, 14.7% disordered proliferative. Conclusions: The abnormal uterine bleeding was common in middle-aged women and heavy bleeding was the common presentation. The proliferative leiomyomas are the major causes for AUB followed by adenomyosis.
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