Uterine artery embolization in Tanzania: a procedure with major public health implications

CVIR Endovascular

Table 2 Presenting symptoms and diagnoses of the study population

Variable	Characteristic	Frequency n = 38	Percent
Presenting Symptoms	Abnormal uterine bleeding^a	31	81.6
	Bulk Symptoms^b	13	34.2
	Pain^c	13	34.2
	Subfertility^d	4	10.5
	Anemia	4	10.5
	Uterine fibroids	35	92.1
Principal Diagnosis	Adenomyosis	3	7.9

^aIncludes irregular menstruation, menometrorrhagia, and menorrhagia
^bIncludes pressure, pelvic fullness, urinary incontinence, bloating, urinary frequency, constipation
^cIncludes dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhagia, abdominal pain, pelvic pain, lower back pain, and pain included in same category
^dIncludes spontaneous miscarriages and infertility