ASSESSMENT OF CORELATION BETWEEN POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME AND HYPOTHYROIDISM
Journal Title: International Journal Of Advances In Gynaecology - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective- To analyse the correlation between Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. Material and methods- 100 women attending Gynaecology outdoor with menstrual irregularities or infertility were recruited in the study after applying exclusion criteria. These were subjected to various tests. Amongst them 36 diagnosed with hypothyroidism constituted group A . Rest 64 were euthyroid females and they constituted Group B. women in both groups who fulfilled the Rotterdam's criteria were labelled as PCOS. Results- There was statistically significant higher prevalence of PCOS in women with hypothyroidism(38.89%). Women with PCOS had higher mean Serum TSH levels and loe Free T4 levels as compared to controls. Conclusion- It was concluded that occurrence of PCOS was significantly higher in hypothyroid females suggesting that all hypothyroid females should be evaluated for PCOS .
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Sunita Hemani, Shrikant Sharma
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