ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Adnexal masses is a significant condition commonly seen in women’sreproductive age. Most common masses arise from ovaries due to their complexembryologic & histologic origin. For diagnosis, ultrasonography is the gold standard.Laproscopy is the gold standard surgical intervention.METHODS: This study was a prospective study that was conducted at a tertiary carehospital in the obstetrics and gynecology department from October 2021 to December2021.RESULTS: In this study, No. 31% of the patients were between the ages of 26 and 35.Of the patients, 12.90% came from the upper socioeconomic class, 72.58% from themiddle, and 14.51% from the lower socioeconomic class. The most common complaintwas abdominal pain (41.93%) followed by menstrual irregularities (25.80%). 46.77% ofpatients were managed medically. In 32.25% of patients, laparoscopy was performed andin 20.96% of patients, laparotomy was performed.CONCLUSION: Adnexal masses are a very common gynecological problem, Presentwith abdominal pain / other symptoms /an incidental finding on ultrasonography done forother purposes. So, the basic approach should be early diagnosis and appropriate medicalor surgical treatment, to minimize morbidity and avoid mortality.