Clinical characteristics of syrian women with uterine leiomyoma
25.08.2025
13:07
Russian and Syrian researchers from Belgorod State National Research University (Belgorod, Russia) and Homs University (Homs, Syria) conducted a study, which is the first of such kind among Syrian women, aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and impact on lifestyle of women with uterine leiomyomas (ULs) and compare these findings with a control group of healthy women.
Revealed significant differences between patients and controls in age at first menstruation (p=0.046), length of the menstrual cycle (p=0.016), duration of the menstrual bleeding (p=0.043), age at menopause (p<0.001), time elapsed since the last birth (p<0.001), and endometrial ablation (p=0.039). Regarding the characteristics of the Fibrous nodes, it indicated that submucosal fibroids were in only 6/500 (1.2%) women, while pedunculated was in 22/500 (4.4%) women, subserosal was in 227/500 (45.4%), and intramural was in 228/500 (45.6%).
This study demonstrated which clinical characteristics and risk factors for uterine leiomyomas were statistically significant in Syrian women. This may help determine the best techniques to diagnose and treat them well in order to prevent complications and reduce their impact on health-related quality of life.
