Incidence and risk factors of polycystic ovary syndrome among women in reproductive age group attending a tertiary health care hospital in Western Maharashtra

Abstract

Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder affecting women of reproductive age group. Though its incidence is markedly increasing, the awareness is still low; as a result it remains undiagnosed. Aim of this study was to find the incidence and risk factors of PCOS among women in reproductive age group, so as to encourage young women to seek timely treatment and prevent its long term complications.Methods: A study was conducted over a period of 1 year amongst 100 women attending the Gynecology OPD using a paper based questionnaire. General examination and the required laboratory tests were done to confirm the diagnosis.Results: It was found that the incidence of PCOS among the study population was 21%. Risk factors include lack of physical activity, irregular menstrual cycle, body mass index more than 25, and Waist-hip ratio above 0.86.Conclusions: It is seen that there is a need to educate women at an early stage to prevent the development of this syndrome and its early detection by them. This will facilitate the health professionals to start the treatment at a stage where the complications have not yet set in.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Duhok: Clinical and Biochemical Characterization

“…The relation between obesity and PCOS is supported by the fact that a lifestyle change and control of weight will decrease PCOS symptoms and correct the hormonal imbalance. Two studies in India concluded that obesity increases the risk of PCOS to a lesser degree; it was seen that 40% of the overweight women suffered from PCOS 15,16 , and the same result (43%) in a study at a tertiary health care hospital in Western Maharashtra by Shinde, et al, (2019) 17 . In this study, the most common U/S finding was the bilateral presence of ≥12 follicles (2-9mm) (87.1%) followed by bilateral increased ovarian volume (>10m) (84.2%).…”

Evaluation of the Prevalence, Regional Phenotypic Variation, Comorbidities, Risk Factors, and Variations in Response to Different Therapeutic Modalities Among Indian Women: Proposal for the Indian Council of Medical Research–Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (ICMR–PCOS) Study

“…To date, there have been no systematic studies available either globally or in India. In India, there are undersized, convenience-based studies reported, which might not reflect the true status of PCOS prevalence in the community [ 32 , 33 ]. It is difficult to draw a clear conclusion from this limited number of studies conducted across the country.…”

“…Sample size was calculated, primarily to estimate the prevalence of PCOS in the country. Previously reported prevalence rates of PCOS have varied from 3.7% to 22.3% [ 32 , 33 ]. For the purpose of calculation of sample size, we presume the prevalence of PCOS in India to be 10%.…”

Polycystic ovary syndrome: An exploration of unmarried women’s knowledge and attitudes

“…While a qualitative inquiry into unmarried reproduce age groups has been ignored in the literature, especially in the multicultural Indian context. Although a few studies, such as ( Gupta et al., 2015 ; Shinde and Patil, 2019 ), have compared unmarried and married women populations with PCOS, such comparisons were limited to exploring differences in clinical characteristics, incident rates and risk assessments. Notably, the women with PCOS for both the aforementioned studies were primarily unmarried than married.…”