Mohd Ashraf Ganie1, Aafia Rashid1, Danendra Sahu1, Sobia Nisar2, Ishfaq A Wani1, Junaida Khan3. 1. Department of Endocrinology, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. 2. Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. 3. Department of Anaesthesia, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among women of reproductive age across educational institutions in the Kashmir valley. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2013 to May 2015. Eligible girls and women aged 15-40 years were included using a multistage random selection process from five out of 12 districts in turn housing 14 educational institutions. They were screened through a brief questionnaire in a staged manner. After obtaining consent, women underwent detailed clinical, biochemical, hormonal, and sonographic evaluation to satisfy Rotterdam 2003 criteria. The participants were also evaluated using NIH and AE-PCOS criteria. RESULTS: Out of a total of 3300 eligible women, 964 women were evaluated using a structured questionnaire. Among these, 446 (46.4%) were identified as "probable PCOS" cases. Out of 171 probable PCOS women who completed all biochemical, hormonal, and sonographic assessment, 35.3% qualified for a diagnosis of PCOS using Rotterdam criteria. The prevalence of PCOS was 28.9% by NIH criteria and 34.3% by AE-PCOS criteria. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of PCOS is high among Kashmiri women and is probably the highest in a published series globally. A countrywide systematic prevalence study is warranted to reconfirm the findings.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among women of reproductive age across educational institutions in the Kashmir valley. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2013 to May 2015. Eligible girls and women aged 15-40 years were included using a multistage random selection process from five out of 12 districts in turn housing 14 educational institutions. They were screened through a brief questionnaire in a staged manner. After obtaining consent, women underwent detailed clinical, biochemical, hormonal, and sonographic evaluation to satisfy Rotterdam 2003 criteria. The participants were also evaluated using NIH and AE-PCOS criteria. RESULTS: Out of a total of 3300 eligible women, 964 women were evaluated using a structured questionnaire. Among these, 446 (46.4%) were identified as "probable PCOS" cases. Out of 171 probable PCOSwomen who completed all biochemical, hormonal, and sonographic assessment, 35.3% qualified for a diagnosis of PCOS using Rotterdam criteria. The prevalence of PCOS was 28.9% by NIH criteria and 34.3% by AE-PCOS criteria. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of PCOS is high among Kashmiri women and is probably the highest in a published series globally. A countrywide systematic prevalence study is warranted to reconfirm the findings.
Authors: Saqib Hassan; Marika A Kaakinen; Harmen Draisma; Liudmila Zudina; Mohd A Ganie; Aafia Rashid; Zhanna Balkhiyarova; George S Kiran; Paris Vogazianos; Christos Shammas; Joseph Selvin; Athos Antoniades; Ayse Demirkan; Inga Prokopenko Journal: Genes (Basel) Date: 2022-02-18 Impact factor: 4.096