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Objective: To evaluate the complaints of premenopausal and postmenopausal geriatric patient who admitted to gynecology outpatient clinic. Methods: 25 Premenopausal and 25postmenopuasal geriatric patients who admitted to outpatient clinic of gynecology in Sakarya Private Konak Hospital were evaluated retrospectively regarding diagnosis, gravida and parity situations, surgical operations, systemic disorders and ultrasonographic mesaurement of endometrial thickness and copmpared to each other. Results: Frequency of common complatints of admitted patients was 20% vaginitis, 16% irregular menstrual bleeding, 14% postmenopausal bleeding. 76% of patients had no systemic disorder. 6% of patients had diabetes mellitus and 18% had hypertention. Rate of having comorbidity in postmenopausal geriatric group was 44% and that of premenopausal group was 4%. According to our findings the frequecy of diseases in postmenopausal geriatric group was 12% uterine prolapse, 24% cytocel, 20% urinary incontinance 4% vasomotor symptoms 12% vaginitis and 28% posmenopausal bleeding and in premenopausal group 28% vaginitis, 16% uterine myoma, 32% irregular menstrual bleeding, 8% dysmenorrhea, 12% and 4% subcutaneus endometriosis. We stated endometrioid adenocarcinoma as the results of endometrial samplings of 2 patients who had postmenopusal bleeding and these patients were referred to gynecologic oncology clinic. Conclusion: Despite all gynecologic problems could be seen in geriatric age group, diseases such as atrofic symptoms due to hypoostrogenemy, vasomotor symptoms, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinance is frequently seen in these women. Both for women heatlh and geriatric women care performing gynocologic evaluation regarding these, would be benefical in terms of early disgnosis and treatment of the diseaeses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: To determine the relationship between vaginal birth and the development of POP among women who deliv-ered in non-hospital settings (home birth)., Material and Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from the files of patients who presented to a hospital outpatient clinic between April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012 with complaints of urinary incontinence, uterine sagging, vaginal mass, or vaginal pain. The patients' age, height, weight, body mass index, menopause age, number of deliveries, and presence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus were noted. Patients whose urogynecologic evaluation included POP Quantification (POP-Q) scoring were included in the study. The patients were separated into a group of women who had never given birth and another group of women with one or more deliveries., Results: Of the 179 patients in the study, 28 had never given birth and 151 had given birth at least once. The nulliparous patients had no cystocele, rectocele, or uterine prolapse. The prevalence rates of cystocele, rectocele, and uterine prolapse were significantly higher in the multiparous group. Cystocele, rectocele, and uterine prolapse development were significantly correlated with number of deliveries, but there was no statistical association with age, body mass index, menopausal age, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. univariate analysis reveals that the only factor effective in the development of cytocele, rectocele and prolapse is the number of births., Conclusions: Our study suggests that only number of deliveries is associated with development of cystocele, rectocele, and uterine prolapse in women who gave birth by vaginal route in residential settings.