Sonographic evaluation of uterine volume and its clinical importance.

Aim: The study was conducted to: (i) measure uterine volume in adolescent and perimenopausal age groups with normal pelvic findings and in women with pathological uteri scheduled for surgery, and (ii) utilize uterine volume as a parameter for the management of perimenopausal women scheduled for vaginal hysterectomy.

Methods: Data of 800 clinically non-gravid uteri of 16 weeks or smaller size with benign pathology scheduled for vaginal hysterectomy, and 150 adolescent women and 150 perimenopausal aged women with clinically and sonographically normal pelvic findings with normal uteri from the authors private practices were studied to find related sonographic uterine volume. Cases clinically more than 16 weeks size were not included in the study.