PREVALENCE OF POLYCYSTIC OVARIANE SYNDROME AMONG YOUNG GIRLS AT SELECTED SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN CHENNAI

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder in which women produce an excess of male hormones. Menstrual abnormalities, infertility, excessive hair growth, mostly on face and body, acne, hair loss, and obesity are caused by increased male hormone levels in the body. A descriptive study was conducted among young girls between age from 13 to 21 years at Hilton Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Tagore College of Nursing. 200 young girls were assessed based on Rotterdam criteria using self- structured questionnaire and various scales. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The study was approved by Tagore institutional ethics committee. Written consent was acquired from every one of the study participants. The study revealed that among 200 young girls 41(21%) of the girls had hirsutism, 58(29%) of them had acne issues and 74(37%) of them had alopecia. The study also shown that 41(21%) of them had PCOS based on Rotterdam criteria and 159(79%) had no PCOS. Hence the prevalence of PCOS among young girls is 21%.