Prevalence Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome In Teenage Girls In a Tertiary Care Hospital In Islamabad, Pakistan

TehminaKanwal,Sadia Nazir,Qurat-ul-Ain,Naushin Farooq,Lubna Bashir,Sabeen Aslam

INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND

Screening for PCOS in teenage girls is crucial as allows early intervention leading to better long-term reproductive and metabolic 

OBJECTIVES /AIMS

The  Objective  of  study is to assess  prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome  in teenage girls attending outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital Islamabad, Pakistan and advise early intervention on treatment of symptoms

                                                      MATERIAL & METHODS

 Study Design :  Cross- sectional study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad

 Study duration :September 2023 – March 2024

 Sample size :105 teenage girls attending outpatient department.

 Sampling technique :Non- Probability convenient sampling

 Data was analyzed using SPSS 20.

CONCLUSION

Prevalence of “polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)” among teenage girls of present study was 13 (12.38%) with significant impact of maternal PCOS history on prevalence of PCOS among teenage girls.

                                                                            RECOMMENDATION

Prevalence of PCOS is quite high and it is thus strongly recommended that regular screening for PCOS should be conducted in this particular age group so that timely intervention can be started to improve fertility and avoid potential complication associated with it, particularly the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular events.

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