CLINICAL STUDY OF HYDATIFORM MOLE IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN GARHWAL, UTTARAKHAND

Background: Hydatiform is one of the causes of bleeding in early pregnancy.The incidence varies widely throughout the world.The main aim of our study was to determine the incidence and clinical presentation of hydatiform mole in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Methods: Ours is a retrospective study of all the Hydatiform mole cases that were diagnosed in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Medical College,Srinagar,Uttarakhand during the period from January 2016 to December 2018. Results: A total number of 71 cases of Hydatiform mole was diagnosed in our hospital out of the total number of 9864 deliveries during the above period giving the incidence of 0.72%.Vaginal bleeding was the most common symptom present in 91.5% of the patients. Conclusion: The incidence of Hydatiform mole in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand is quite high. Most of the cases here are complete moles which are easily curable by suction evacuation and proper follow up.