Iron deficiency anemia and uterine disorders: Impact on surgical management

More than one third of Saudi women are known to have IDA and at least 30% are known to have AUB. AUB is a common cause of ID/IDA therefore, a panel of experts from the Arabian gulf and Europe met in Riyadh in May 2023 aiming to provide a practical guidance and highlight the importance of ID and IDA screening and treatment among women with AUB to improve their quality of life and to decrease the perioperative morbidity and mortality when surgery is planned, and to provide a guide and context to gynecologists to understand the rationale for the diagnostic and management strategies for a common cause of ID/IDA which is AUB.