Role of Uterine Artery Doppler in Assessment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Females Using Copper Contraceptive Intrauterine Device
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Role of Uterine Artery Doppler in Assessment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Females Using Copper Contraceptive Intrauterine Device, ZEINAB AZKOUL, SAMY ABDEL-AZEEM, ASHRAF NASSIF and AMR SHARAF EL-DEEN
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the role of uterine artery Doppler in assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding in females using copper contraceptive intrauterine device.
Methods: Fourty women who were using copper IUCD (TCU380A) were enrolled in the study. They were classified into two groups. Group I (control) who were using IUCD and not complaining of abnormal uterine bleeding and group II (bleeding) who were using IUCD and complaining of AUB. All under went transvaginal pulsed uterine artery doppler analysis in early follicular phase. The Pulsatlity Indices (PI) and resistance indices of both right and left uterine arteries were measured. Doppler parameters were compared between both groups.
Results: There were no significant differences between the control group and bleeding group as regarding resistance and pulsatility indices (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Neither the presence of an IUCD (TCU 380A), nor the associated AUB seem to cause any change in uterine blood flow assessed by pulsed Doppler ultra sonogra-phy.