Assessment of uterine artery blood flow in postmenopausal age by using Doppler ultrasound

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to assess the blood flow of the uterine artery in postmenopausal age (from 45-60 years) by using Doppler ultra sound. The study included fifty of postmenopause ,compared with Twenty premenopausal women were studied by measuring peak systolic velocity (P.S.V), end diastolic velocity (E.D.V), and PI&RI Compared with 20 pre menopausal women blood flow measurements. The mean of age group from 45 to 60 years is 47.42. ±9. The resistance index (RI) of uterine artery blood flow among this age group increase by 0.004for each year starting from 0.7. The pulsatility index (PI) increase linear relationship, the coefficient 0.3 indicates that PI reduces by 0.3 for each year starting from 19.93. The P.S, V increase linear relationship coefficient -2.5 indicates that p.s.v reduces by -2.5 for each year starting from 162. The E.D.V increase linear relationship coefficient -0.4 indicates that E.D.V reduces by -0.4 for each year starting from 23. These results were similar with some results of previos studies and differ with results of others which have differences in their studies. As conclusion the main result that, the P.S.V (peak systolic velocity),E.D.V(end diastolic velocity) and PI(pulsatility index) were