About 18 % Women in India Affected by Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Study

 

A recent study has revealed that about 18 % of women in India, mostly from the East, suffer from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a disorder which causes infertility among the fairer sex.

Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of pathology laboratories, conducted an inclusive study to observe the trends in the PCOS cases in young women in India. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a prevalent endocrine disorder in women and the leading cause of infertility nowdays.

Metropolis conducted a pan India study on 27,411 samples of testosterone over a period of 18 months, out of which 4824 (17.60 per cent) women face hormonal associated risk with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

The increasing trend of PCOS is predominantly seen in the child bearing age group of 15 to 30 years.

Among the samples tested East India shows alarming levels of 25.88 % women affected by
PCOS, followed by 18.62 % in North India, which can be largely attributed to lack of awareness among young women and ignorance.

Gynecological symptoms include irregular or scanty periods which are usually the first red flag in adolescents

Infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss affect the women in the reproductive age and PCOS in older women can even lead to cancer of the uterus, cardiac disease and type 2 diabetes.