77 RESULTS: Patient selection 296 women out of 1,139 potentially eligible women, were included for analysis. See Figure 3.1 for detailed overview of the patient selection and exclusion procedure. Figure 3.1. Flowchart of Patient Selection and Exclusion Patient characteristics Table 3.1 presents patient characteristics of patients with and without a histopathological adenomyosis diagnosis. Out of 296 patients undergoing hysterectomy, 131 (44.2%) received adenomyosis diagnosis based on histopathology. 34.4% (45/131) patients had concomitant uterine fibroids, and 53.4% (70/131) had concomitant endometriosis (as diagnosed by MRI or laparoscopy). In general, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), medical history, and clinical symptoms were comparable between patients with and without adenomyosis (p>.05). However, patients with a histopathological diagnosis of
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