Characterization of the uterus in Postmenopausal Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

Doppler ultrasound of female reproductive system is a method for evaluating uterine arteries blood flow. Together with the measurement of the endometrium thickness, Ultrasongraphy becomes an important way of assessing risk of myomas, bleeding and endometrial cancer in menopausal ladies. Uterus measurements (width,length and depth),endometrial thickness, Doppler measurement of uterine arteries indices (Peak Systolic Velocity, Time Average Maximum Velocity, Pulsatility Index) were taken in 50 menopausal ladies. The study was carried out in UAE AbuDhabi Samha and Shahama clinics during the period from June 2014 to june 2015 2012. The endometrial thickness, uterine arteries pulstility index , resistance index, Peak Systolic Velocity and Time Average Maximum Velocity,uterus echogenicity were correlated significantly with the mean of average age and posmenpausal age In age of 62 yrs and postmenopausal age of 50 yrs, doppler examination of L&R uterine arteries showed its blood flow velocity waveform diastolic flow, PI = 2.2 for both S/D 0.02,endometrium thickness 3.9 cm ,stander deviation (S/D) .37 while the uterus measurement were 3.3;2.6 width and depth respectively, Different fibroids were detected during the study (submucous, intramural and subserousus ). correlation between blood flow indices,endometrial thickness and these fibroids are significant at the 0.01/ 0.05 using differet tested groups.