STUDY OF FEMALE PELVIC PAIN USING ULTRASOUND

Abstract

This research is conducted so as to know the importance of Ultrasonography in the control, follow-up & the diagnosis of the different types of female pelvic pain causes. This study is about female pelvic pain that causes any change in anatomy and function. The data were collected from Omdurman maternity hospital, using an ultrasound machine and a data collection sheet. This includes masses, cysts, stones, and fluids. The first chapter is an introduction about the key words of the title as well as the general and specific objectives of the study to enumerate the steps and the variables of the study. An overview of the study is added in this chapter also the story of the problem and the justification to conduct the research and why about the pelvic pain in the females. The second chapter gives us the previous scientific literature and researches, also includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, normal sonographic appearance of the pelvis and the normal uterine and ovarian appearance. In the third chapter the technical methods and tools as well as the materials and procedures important to collect the data are mentioned, also the technique and the statistical methods used, SPSS version 16 by which the data has been tabulated, represented and analyzed using Chi2 test. The fourth chapter is about the results and data analysis. The last chapter describes the discussion, recommendations and conclusion. In the discussion we found that there is a relationship between age, infertility and the social status from one side ; and from the other side the pelvic pain causes but it is not so strong ,this done by using Chi2 test put in mind that the error is 0.05 or the level of significance ( relations 1-2-3 ) . Our strong recommendation to all health workers that, the use of ultrasonography in their diagnosis and follow up of female pelvic diseases should be the first choice. The last chapter also includes the bibliographic references as well as the appendixes (1-2-3).