Prevalence of probable risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome in community dwelling women

Abstract

Background and aim

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common metabolic disorder and endocrine dysfunction in women of reproductive age. Due to the logistics of diagnosis and lack of consensus on the diagnostic criteria, there are very insufficient studies on prevalence in the community. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of probable risk of PCOS in women 18-25 years of age.

Methodology

Cross-sectional study with simple random sampling. Females between 18-25 years of age were involved with sample size 100. Demographic information and clinical evaluation was obtained from questionnaire. Results were obtained on the basis of graphs and analysis of the data was done

Results and conclusion

A total 100 questionnaires were distributed among the women and all were assessed for the probable prevalence of high risk of PCOS. Mean age of the women was 20 years, BMI was 21.43 kg/m2   and menarche age was 13 years. The study revealed that probable prevalence of risk of   PCOS was 30% .