Assessment of eating habits, health status and clinical assessment of young women with and without PCOS in Fatehabad district, Haryana

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Fatehabad district, Haryana to assess the health status of young women, with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Among PCOS respondents 52.0, 44.0 and 4.0 percent were in the age group of 19 to 25, 26 to 32 and 33 to 40 years, respectively. It was observed that 52.0 percent of the PCOS respondents were students, whereas 46.0 and 2.0 percent were housewife and in service, respectively. Maximum (82.0 to 94%) of respondents were vegetarian. It was found that maximum number (34.0%) of PCOS respondents preferred spicy food followed by fried (30.0%), junk (12.0%), fruit juice (8.0%), salty (6.0%), sweet (6.0%) and soft drink (4.0%). The prevalence of obesity, sleep disorder, depression and food allergy was higher in young women with PCOS than without PCOS (normal). The hirsutism score indicated that the young women with PCOS had moderate (30.0%) and severe (2.0%) m F-G scores. Data on the frequency of menses in women with PCOS showed that only about 34.0 percent of the respondents had normal menstrual cycles at regular intervals (not later than 38 days). It was noted that out of 100, 64.0 percent of respondents had regularity of menses (variation of 2 to 20 days). The volume of monthly blood loss was found to be normal in only 28.0 percent of PCOS women compared to 88.0 percent of women without PCOS. From the present study it is concluded that early diagnosis and treatment of PCOS is pivotal for normal health, well-being and improved nutritional status of young women suffering from PCOS.