A study to assess the prevalence of hormonal versus structural abnormalities of women with polycystic ovarian disease in SMVMCH at Puducherry

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) is the commonest hormonal disturbance to affect women. The main problems that women with PCOD experience are menstrual cycle disturbances, infertility and skin problems. The present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of hormonal versus structural abnormalities of women with PCOD at SMVMCH. Non-experimental descriptive research design was selected, and the study samples comprise of 100 women with PCOD at SMVMCH. Out of that, 11 (11%) had mild prevalence, 69 (69%) had moderate prevalence and 20 (20%) had severe prevalence of hormonal abnormalities. In structural abnormalities, in that 11 (11%) had mild prevalence, 61 (61%) had moderate prevalence and 28 (28%) had severe prevalence of structural abnormalities. Thestructural abnormalities had the highest mean value and standard deviation are 2.1700 and 0.60394 respectively. The hormonal abnormalities had the lowest mean value and standard deviation are 2.0900 and 0.55222 respectively. The findings reveals that polycystic ovarian diseases are mainly due to structural abnormalities.