Prevalence and associated risk factors of polycystic ovarian disease in professional college going girls of Agra City: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is said to be the commonest endocrine disorder of females of reproductive age group with heterogenous presentations, which includes menstrual disturbances and hyperandrogenism. Women with PCOS are at increased risk of reproductive problems including infertility or subfertility, endometrial cancer, and gestational problems. PCOS is an emerging disease among the young females and it is a major public health concern in terms of a frustrating experience for women and a challenging complex syndrome for clinicians. Globally, prevalence estimates of PCOS are highly variable, ranging from 2.2% to as high as 26% of this age group depending on how it is defined. The variation in the prevalence is due to the difference in diagnostic criteria, the heterogenous symptomatic presentation, logistic difficulty in carrying out blood tests and ultrasound and the variation in age group of different studies. Most of the young girls do not visit health facilities until they have late sequelae of this disease. Most of the prevalence studies in India are hospital based ABSTRACT