Reza Shahbazi - School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Mehrangiz Zamanibonab - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research Center of Fatemieh Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Hamadan, Iran
Sima Kamkari - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Younis Mohammadi - Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Alireza Rastgoy Haghi - Department of Pathology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Background & Objective: The purpose of the current study is to compare the diagnosis of gynecologic cancer before and after the COVID-۱۹ pandemic in Fatemieh Hospital, Hamedan from ۲۰۱۸ to ۲۰۲۱, and finally to diagnose the effect of the COVID-۱۹ pandemic on gynecologic cancer.Materials & Methods: This quantitative-descriptive study was done from ۲۰۱۸ to ۲۰۲۱ in the oncology clinic of Fatemieh Hospital, Hamedan. The sample was selected from the medical records of female patients who visited the oncology clinic of Fatmieh Hospital, Hamedan.Results: Based on the results, it was made clear that most examined patients were afflicted with ovarian cancer. The number of times that patients visited the hospital decreased after the COVID-۱۹ pandemic, and more patients with symptoms of gynecologic cancer visited the hospital than before the outbreak. After the outbreak of the COVID-۱۹ pandemic, patients visited the hospital with more symptoms of malignant disease complaining about abnormal bleeding, and in the medical examination, they had more obvious lumps/tumors.Conclusion: The result of our study showed that the COVID-۱۹ epidemic decreased the number of times patients afflicted with gynecologic cancer visited this health center, and consequently their symptoms became much more severe.

COVID-۱۹, Gynecologic neoplasm, cancer detection