AbstractAim: The present study was conducted to assess gynecological disorders among geriatricwomenMaterial & methods: The present prospective, observational study was conducted in theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PMCH, Patna, Bihar, over a period of one yearwhich comprised of 200 women aged >65 years old. All subjects were enrolled after theyagreed to participate in the study after signing written informed consent. Ethical clearance wasobtained from institutional review and the Ethics Committee.Results: Out of 200 patients, 85% belonged to age group 65-74 years. The study populationwas 60% from rural and 40% urban areas. Only 30% of the patients were literate. Geriatricwomen had higher number of pregnancies. Their mean age at menopause was 49.11±4.40 yearsand mean duration of menopause was 21.14±5.85 years. Something coming out of vagina(SCOV, 25%) and Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB, 32%) were the two major presentingcomplaints. Amongst the co-morbidities, Hypertension was the single most common followedby Anaemia, Diabetes mellitus, Thyroid disorders, Heart diseases. The most commongynaecological disorder was genital tract malignancies (34%), followed by POP (25%) andurogenital infections (16%). Of those with genital malignancies, 32 had carcinoma cervix, 18had carcinoma ovary, 14 had carcinoma endometrium, and 2 had carcinoma vulva.Conclusion: Pelvic organ prolapse and genital malignancy are the major gynaecological causesof hospital admissions in the patients above 60 years. Post-menopausal bleeding is thecommonest complaint. Ovarian and endometrial cancer was showing a rising trend in this agegroup. Though cervical cancer were the second most common malignancy in this group, mostof these patients presented at advanced stage and hence were inoperable

AbstractAim: The present study was conducted to assess gynecological disorders among geriatricwomenMaterial & methods: The present prospective, observational study was conducted in theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PMCH, Patna, Bihar, over a period of one yearwhich comprised of 200 women aged >65 years old. All subjects were enrolled after theyagreed to participate in the study after signing written informed consent. Ethical clearance wasobtained from institutional review and the Ethics Committee.Results: Out of 200 patients, 85% belonged to age group 65-74 years. The study populationwas 60% from rural and 40% urban areas. Only 30% of the patients were literate. Geriatricwomen had higher number of pregnancies. Their mean age at menopause was 49.11±4.40 yearsand mean duration of menopause was 21.14±5.85 years. Something coming out of vagina(SCOV, 25%) and Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB, 32%) were the two major presentingcomplaints. Amongst the co-morbidities, Hypertension was the single most common followedby Anaemia, Diabetes mellitus, Thyroid disorders, Heart diseases. The most commongynaecological disorder was genital tract malignancies (34%), followed by POP (25%) andurogenital infections (16%). Of those with genital malignancies, 32 had carcinoma cervix, 18had carcinoma ovary, 14 had carcinoma endometrium, and 2 had carcinoma vulva.Conclusion: Pelvic organ prolapse and genital malignancy are the major gynaecological causesof hospital admissions in the patients above 60 years. Post-menopausal bleeding is thecommonest complaint. Ovarian and endometrial cancer was showing a rising trend in this agegroup. Though cervical cancer were the second most common malignancy in this group, mostof these patients presented at advanced stage and hence were inoperable