Correlation of uterine length, width, and thickness with the number of parities; a retrospective study

Abstract

Background: The uterus is a fibromuscular pear-shaped organ. The uterus develops slowly throughout the first trimester of pregnancy when increasing maternal estrogen production causes it to grow more quickly. The uterus contracts shortly after delivery as a result of this continued maternal estrogen. This study was designed to find the correlation of uterine size in multiparous women by sonographic evaluation.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted over 7 months, from February 2022 to August 2022, in Al-Mehboob Medical Complex, Sialkot, Pakistan. 37 people made up the sample, which was determined using an easy sampling strategy from previously published studies. Following an ultrasound examination during the research period, multiple pregnancies were enrolled with informed consent which include primary variables age groups, number of parities, and uterine measurements (length, width, and thickness). The SSPS V20 program was used to enter the data and analyze it.

Results: The average uterus measures 7.50±1.0cm in length, 4.57±0.73cm in width, and 3.57±0.93cm in thickness. The values in the "Sig. (2-tailed)" are 0.00, 0.00, and 0.00, which are each less than 0.05, indicating that there is a substantial correlation between uterine dimensions (length, width, and thickness) and parities.

Conclusion: The current analysis found a correlation between the parity count and uterine size.