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Incidence, Awareness and Association of Lifestyle Modification with Symptoms of Polycystic Ovaries (PCOs)
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Incidence, Awareness and Association of Lifestyle Modification with Symptoms of Polycystic Ovaries (PCOs)
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To determine incidence, awareness and association of Lifestyle modalities with symptoms of Polycystic Ovaries (PCOS) among females of two institutes Study design and setting: It was a Pilot study based survey at University of Karachi and Bahria University, Pakistan. Methodology: Following ethical approval, structured questionnaire was designed, validated and distributed as per convenient sampling. Results: SPSS analysis for 196 responses revealed that 4.6% were PCOS afflicted while 26% of non-PCOS were vulnerable cases on account of suffering any two of the three criterion symptoms of PCOS namely: menstrual irregularities, hirsutism and acne. Chi-square based cross tabulations revealed that PCOS females were predominantly between 21-25 years and were lean singles who exhibited a tendency to exercise, consumed poultry, slept late at night and used plastics by large in daily routine. Females susceptible to PCOS significantly ...