Uterine length and ovarian volume in healthy girls of 1-13 years of age

Aim: to study uterine length and ovarian volume in healthy girls of age group 1-13 years. study design: a cross sectional study place and duration of study: department of radiology children hospital & institute of child health,multan. six months from april 2014-september 2014. methods: five hundred girls of the age group from 1-13 years were selected randomly with no history suggestive of any uterine or ovarian problemand their uterine length and ovarian volume were taken and correlated with ageand puberty. as regard to pubertal stage they were classified according to tanner classification of breast into prepubertal: tanner stage 1 and pubertal: from 2-5 tanner stage. conclusion: uterine length and ovarian volume correlate positively with chronological age and puberty. ovaries are mostly homogenous or microcystic in prepuberty girls and multifollicular pattern is more common in girls with puberty changes.