Sonographic Determination of Length, Height and Width of the Uterus in Different Age Group of Adult Women and its Relationship with Parity and Menopausal Status

Abstract

Background: Uterus is an important organ of female reproductive system which is variable in size with age. Menopause is a natural process that occurs due to depletion of ovarian follicles and causes change in the size of uterus. Methods: This cross-sectional type of descriptive study was conducted for 1 year from January 2022 to December 2022 in the Department of Anatomy in collaboration with the Department of Radiology and Imaging, Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Rajshahi on 145 pre and postmenopausal women. Data was collected through a semi-structured questionnaire and sonographic examination was done using a sonoscape machine fitted 3.5 to 5.0 MHZ transabdominal transducer. Results: Out of 145 women, the mean length, height and width of uterus of the women were 7.41±1.63 cm, 3.46±0.84 cm and 4.72±0.93 cm, respectively. There was statistically highly significant difference of the mean length of uterus with the parity of women (p < 0.001) but not with the menopausal status (p > 0.05). There was also statistically significant difference of the mean height and width of the uterus with menopausal status (p < 0.01 in both case) but not with the parity of women (p > 0.05 in both case). Conclusion: The study might be useful to enrich knowledge regarding the size of uterus of women with parity and menopausal status.