Focusing On Low- And Middle-Income Countries (Lmics), This Article Usesdata From The Global Burden Of Disease (GBD) Database To Highlight The Burden Ofmorbidity Due To Benign Gynecological Conditions (Bgcs).

We Analyzed 2019 Morbidity Data For All Bgcs, Measured As Years Lost Todisability (Ylds). Disease Burden Was Calculated For Individual Conditions, Bgcs Over-All, And Percentages Of Overall Disease Burden From All Conditions. The Same Data Ex-Traction Was Performed For Malaria, Tuberculosis, And HIV/AIDS For Comparison. Thedata Were Subcategorized By Age And World Bank Income Level.

Bgcs Are Major Causes Of Disease Morbidity Worldwide. For Women Aged15 Years And Over In High-Income Countries (Hics), 3 588 157 Ylds (3.94% Of All Ylds)Were Due To BGC. In Lmics, 18 242 989 Ylds (5.35% Of All Ylds) Were Due To Bgcs.The Highest Burden Of Bgcs Is Seen During The Reproductive Years Where Conditionsdriven Or Exacerbated By Reproductive Hormones Are The Major Causes Of Morbidity.In Lmics, For Women Aged 15–49, 14 574 100 Ylds (7.75% Of All Ylds) Were Due Tobgcs, Declining To 3 152 313 Ylds (3.04%) In Women Aged 50–69 And 529 399 Ylds(1.06%) In Women Age 70+

These Data Demonstrate A Huge Burden Of Morbidity Due To Bgcs. Thereis An Urgent Need For International Stakeholders To Prioritize The Treatment And Pre-Vention Of Bgcs

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