Table 2.
Diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma.
| (i) Pelvic examination: enlarged, irregular, firm, nontender uterus |
| (ii) Ultrasound: transvaginal ultrasound, hypoechoic, heterogenous masses |
| (iii) Saline sonohysterography: for submucous fibroids or polypi |
| (iv) MRI: best method for exact mapping, numbering of fibroids |
| (v) Hysteroscopy: diagnosis of submucous fibroids |