A cross sectional study on prevalence of PCOS and risk factors associated with it among medical students (original) (raw)
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One the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age is the Polycysticovary syndrome. Women with PCOS are found to experience symptoms such as acne, darkening of the skin, hirsutism, irregular menstrual cycle, polycystic ovaries, and weight gain. The prevalence of PCOS is increasing which will eventually create an issue to future mother. The study was conducted with the objectives to check the incidence of PCOS among the selected young women who visited gynecologist with menstrual issue and to check the factors associated with PCOS and its symptoms and lifestyle and to impart knowledge on PCOS and its nutrition management. The study was questionnaire based survey, conducted among young women (age group 21-26) who visited a gynecologist. The respondent was selected with the help of the gynecologist and using a standards questionnaire data of the respondents was collected. Among the selected young women 56 % were found to be PCOS diagnosed. All 100 % of the PCOS cases had irregular menstrual cycle, 54 % were hirsute, and 78% had acne, 86 % had emotional disturbances, and only 2 % with a positive family history. Furthermore, the BMI of the PCOS diagnosed showed to be overweight and obese than the other selected female so as for abdominal obese all the young women with PCOS were with higher waist hip ratio than non PCOS groups. The young women were imparted with PCOS knowledge and its nutrition management and after assessment they were found to be familiar with PCOS related knowledge. The present study is aimed to design awareness among the young women about PCOS and its prevalence and primary step in managing PCOS like associated factors lifestyle diet and its symptoms, for primordial and accurate diagnosis.
PCOS: A GROWING PROBLEM AMONG INDIAN WOMEN. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH (IJAR
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a disease condition in women which involves cyst formation on the ovaries, which eventually affects the hormonal imbalance in their body. PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder among women between the age of 18 and 44. It affects approximately 2% to 20% women of this age group depending on how it is defined. It is one of the leading causes of poor fertility. This case study involved a questionnaire to study various aspects of PCOS like tests, symptoms, treatments and potential consequences which can be used to assess the level of awareness amongst women. The results revealed that 78.5% of womenwere aware of PCOS and 11.7% of women are suffering with it amongst the studied population. During survey it was seen that most of the women were aware about menstrual problem being a probable symptom of PCOS.Highest awareness seen amongst the diagnostic test was for sonography i.e. 53.71% and in treatment it was for weight loss and diet adjustments i.e. 35.71%. It has been shown that around 80.85% women wanted the inclusion of PCOS during the Sex - education programs taking place in schools. Thus including PCOS in educational intervention programme could bring about desirable change in knowledge amongst adolescent girls and women. This may lead toearly diagnosis of PCOS and its potential consequences can be avoided.
Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health, 2017
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among girls. It is one of the leading causes of female subfertility. It has a heterogeneous presentation which includes hyperandrogenism, hirsutism and ovulatory dysfunction. It is a disorder of peri-pubertal onset, so it is a disorder of significant health concern; this necessitates estimation of proportion of women affected by PCOS in the population. This study was conducted to find out the prevalence of PCOS amongst adolescent girls in Bhopal city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for the duration of 4 months from November 2016 to February 2017. 840 girls of age group 15-21 years were interviewed regarding PCOS using Rotterdam criteria in three schools and three colleges in Bhopal city. After screening for PCOS, all suspected girls were confirmed by USG. Data was compiled using MS Excel and analyzed using Epi info 7. Result: Out of 840 girls, 217 (25.5%) complained of irregular menses, out of 217 only 96 (44%) were approached for USG screening. PCOS was present in 77 (80.2%) girls out of 96 girls screened with USG. Also, PCOS was present in 43.2% girls with BMI >25 and 50.8% girls having waist-hip ratio more than 0.96. Conclusion: This study estimated prevalence of about 8.34% in the study population. Lack of awareness (health-seeking behavior) was prominent in the study population. Significant association was found between PCOS and BMI, WAIST-HIP ratio. More education sessions should be held in schools and colleges about PCOS.
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A study from West Bengal, India
The purpose was to compare the menstrual characteristics, anthropometric and lifestyle variables between women with PCOS and healthy women matched for age in both married and unmarried categories. This cross-sectional study involved a total of 80 PCOS cases and 80 healthy controls matched for age belonging to both married and unmarried categories. Women with PCOS were identified following " Rotterdam criteria " with the help of medical practitioners from two medical hospitals in Kolkata. The unmarried controls were the students selected from schools of Konnagar, Hooghly and University of Calcutta. The married controls were selected from households of Konnagar Municipality area. The age range of the participants (case and controls) for unmarried and married were 14-33 years and 18-38 years respectively. Women with PCOS reported menstrual health problems more than controls, irrespective of marital status. Anthropometric characteristics showed that the incidence of obesity was noticeably higher among PCOS patients than controls in both married and unmarried categories. The controls were found to be engaged in physical activity more frequently than cases; however, food consumption failed to show conspicuous differences between cases and controls in both married and unmarried categories. The present study revealed significant differences in menstrual and anthropometric characteristics between PCOS patients and controls.
Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) constitutes most cases of endocrine disorder among females. This study was done to assess the proportion of university students with PCOS and to study its risk factors. Data were collected from students of a private medical, dental, and nursing college using a self-administered questionnaire. Height and weight of all participants were recorded by standard procedures. The mean age of students was 20.4 1.5 years. Of the 480 participants, 39 (8.1%) were already diagnosed with PCOS. Out of the remaining 441 participants, 40 (9.1%) were at high risk, and 401 (90.9%) were at low risk for PCOS. Greater proportion of PCOS cases was seen in the age group 23-25 years (P = 0.026), among those with family history of PCOS (P = 0.002), among those who were permanent residents of urban areas (P = 0.048), and among those who were overweight or obese (P = 0.004). About 90% of PCOS cases and those at high risk for PCOS, each had difficulty in controlling excess we...
Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome- A Hospital Based Study
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is said to be the commonest endocrine disorder of women of reproductive age with a heterogeneous presentation, which includes elevated androgen levels, menstrual irregularities, and/or small cysts on one or both ovaries. (1) On an average, it is affecting 4-8% of women of reproductive age. (2) Despite being an endocrine disease, it is also influenced by obesity and sedentary lifestyle. It is greatly affecting an-ovulatory infertility status of women affected by PCOS. We wanted to study prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients coming to OPD & to study the clinical profile of PCOS among women of reproductive age group along with the incidence of obesity & influence of sedentary lifestyle. METHODS This was a hospital based cross-sectional study conducted among women of reproductive age group (15-45 years) attending Gynae. OPD at PIMS, Jalandhar. Women of reproductive age group (15-45 years) attending Gynae. OPD at PIMS, Jalandhar were enrolled in the study. RESULTS Out of the total 1140 cases examined during the study period, PCOS was diagnosed in 107 cases, giving prevalence of PCOS as 9.38% in the present study. Most of the cases (39.25%) were in the age group of 13-20 years Prevalence of PCOS, in the age group of 21-30 years was 27.10% and in age group of 41-50 years, it was only 11.21%. Prevalence of overweight/obesity was 45.79% in cases of PCOS. Patter of education distribution showed highest prevalence in less educated (primary education) in 36.44% with less prevalence in higher education group as 13.08% (Table 4). Most common menstrual abnormality seen among cases of PCOS was delayed menses with (34.57%) or without (27.10%) hypo-menorrhoea. Isolated hypo-menorrhoea was seen in 20.56% cases (Table 5). Out of total 107 cases, 48 (44.85%) were married (Table 6). Out of 48 married females, prevalence of infertility was 66.66% with 58.33% cases of primary infertility while 8.33% cases of secondary infertility (Table 7). History of regular intake of junk foods was given by 57.94% cases (Table 8). Sedentary lifestyle was observed in 49.53% cases (Table 9). CONCLUSIONS Though PCOS is a heterogeneous endocrine disease having genetic factors, environmental and nutritional factors affect its incidence a lot. Eating high calorie food with sedentary lifestyle and obesity affect the incidence and severity of PCOS. We have found in the present study that incidence of an-ovulatory infertility is also high. Since PCOS is a lifestyle disease adversely affecting fertility and physical appearance of the person, it can be prevented by modification of lifestyle, enabling girls to live a healthy life.
Awareness on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Among College Going Girls
The Poly Cystic Ovaries Syndrome is considered to be most prevalent of all endocrine disorders which women face. The purpose of our study was to collect data on how many women had awareness of this syndrome. Furthermore what was the ratio of women who were aware of these disorder symptoms was evaluated. Data was collected from three hundred women who were seeking education in ST.Ann's Degree College. Subjects were inquired through survey forms about the symptoms. The collected data was then interpreted to find the awareness of about PCOS as 63% out of 300 subjects. Regarding menstruation 21.1% had some sort of irregularity.14.4% women had oligomenorrhoea. To conclude this study does not have sufficient evidence to establish the prevalence of PCOs through ultrasonography; thus only awareness on PCODS and prevalence of oligomenorrhoea and hirsutism has been stated which can serve as a guideline towards finding the true prevalence PCOS in our society. Mrs. Meena Patangay | G. Akhil...
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS) AMONG YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSIGHT
Papers on Anthropology , 2023
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders which affect women in a significant manner worldwide. India has witnessed an about 30% rise in PCOS cases in the last couple of years. PCOS has a strong association with many comorbidities with its long-term metabolic as well as other consequences. Thus, it has recently been recognized as a significant public health issue. This review paper is an attempt to reveal the prevalence, pathophysiology, knowledge and awareness of PCOS among the adolescents and young adult women of India. An extensive search was performed using electronic search engines such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar (from 2004 to 2023) to find the relevant research papers on the prevalence, pathophysiology, knowledge, and awareness of PCOS among the adolescents and young adult women of India. The current review summarises and highlights the prevalence, pathophysiology, knowledge, and awareness of PCOS for early identification and prevention and consequent minimation of the steady upward trend of PCOS. The results of this review could identify high-risk populations and foster the implementation of preventive lifestyle measures. It also investigates the need for intervention programmes for PCOS and its associated comorbidities in different settings at an earlier stage and to improve the quality of health.
Cureus
Introduction Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a leading cause of infertility among women throughout the world. PCOS is an endocrine abnormality that presents as hyperandrogenemia, anovulation, and/or polycystic ovaries. The exact causes of PCOS are not entirely understood. However, PCOS may be hereditary and associated with abnormalities such as high body mass index (BMI) and obesity, among others. This study is carried out to assess the prevalence and awareness among adolescents and young girls belonging to South India. Methods This was a prospective study that included 250 adolescent and young girls aged between 13 and 25 years. Demographic details including age, educational status, and family income were collected from all the participants after obtaining informed consent. BMI was measured in all the participants. A pre-test was conducted to assess the level of awareness followed by a 30-minute informative briefing on PCOS. All participants were asked to fill up a post-briefing questionnaire. The data collected were processed using statistical software SPSS 11.0, and the chi-square test was applied to find out the significance of the results. Results Of the total 250 participants included, the mean age was 16.96 years and most participants (78%) belonged to the age group of 13 to 19 years. Most (78%) of the study participants had normal BMI (18-24.9 kg/m 2), 17.6% were underweight (BMI < 18), and 4.4% were overweight (BMI > 25). A PCOS prevalence rate of 6.8% was noted among the study participants. A majority (78.4%) of the study participants were unaware of PCOS, and 6.8% were being treated for PCOS. The source of knowledge of PCOS was majorly teachers (37%), followed by doctors (31.5%), the internet (11%), and friends (7.5%). Lack of information and publicity (63%) were found to be the most significant reason for low levels of awareness. Conclusion PCOS is a common health problem among adolescents and young girls. Most study participants were unaware of the symptoms and management of the condition. Therefore, the disease burden noted in this study does not necessarily depict the real prevalence. Increasing awareness programs will facilitate improved understanding, increased diagnoses, and effective management of PCOS.
Awareness of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) in adolescent and young girls
International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder which affects the adolescent girls It affects 5% to 10% of women in their reproductive age. Awareness and accurate diagnosis is the first step in managing PCOS as it improves quality of life of the patient. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge on PCOS among the medical students.Methods: Survey of 200 girls was done to assess the knowledge on the polycystic ovarian syndrome among the medical students of different colleges studying in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year. The data was collected from the students by using structured questionnaire.Results: In present study, 51% girls had normal BMI, 19.5% were overweight, 16.5% were obese while 13% were underweight. 33.5% females had acne, 16% had irregularity of menses, 5% had hirsutism while 2% had infertility. In present study, 33% adolescent and young girls had information about PCOS from teacher, 19% got information from friend, 11.5% got information from a doctor...