Prevalence of poly cystic ovarian syndrome among students of a tertiary care teaching hospital
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose of Study India already has highest number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus globally and rapid rise of the incidence of obesity in children is the prime reason for increasing insulin resistance the metabolic syndrome dyslipidemia and polycystic ovarian syndrome Prevalence of this syndrome in our community remains unknownObjective The study was done to determine the prevalence of PCOS among students in Tamil Nadu India due to sparsity of PCOS prevalence data in the state We attempted to find its prevalence in students aged between 1723 years in a tertiary care teaching hospitalMaterials and Methods A cross sectional study with sample size 246 was done Students of aged 1723 years were randomly selected from various batches of medical and paramedical courses Presence of hyper androgenic features and menstrual irregularities were assessed and they were physically examined to validate the selfassessed mFG scoring The diagnosis of PCOS was made on the basis of Rotterdams criteriaResults Seventy nine students 3211 met the criteria to be diagnosed as polycystic ovarian syndrome Thirteen students 52 had a history of thyroid dysfunction The other clinical features of hyperandrogenism among those who had PCOS were like oily skin 1382 acne 853 increased hair growth 569 male pattern thinning of hair 975 high degree of intolerance to cold and heat 325 and galactorrhoea 0Conclusion PCOS can be thought of as a precursor syndrome that if screened for can help in early identification of risk of highly morbid conditions in adolescent girls and women in their early twentiesKeywords PCOS Adolescent Risk factors
Authors and Affiliations
Saswati Tripathy, R S Sushmita Upadhy, Satyajit Mohapatra
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