Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2019)

Author(s):
Vani Garag and Usha Malagi

Abstract:
Nutritional status and complications of women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) were assessed in Hubli – Dharwad cities of Karnataka state. About 102 women suffering from PCOS were purposively selected from four hospitals of Hubli-Dharwad area as study population. Basal data, nutritional and health status were collected by using a pre tested questionnaire. The results showed that majority of PCOS younger women were in the age group of 21-25 years (65.69 %) had PCOS, belonged to sedentary activity category and had general obesity, hirsutism (42.15 %) and abdominal obesity (96 %). Mean nutrient intake of women was lower than the RDA. Irregular menstrual cycle was most common symptom seen in women and complications like infertility and miscarriage were observed in very few of them. Bilateral polycystic ovaries were found in more than half of the patients. Thus PCOS is an emerging disorder in young women and there is a need to educate women of reproductive age about the importance of dietary and life style modification in management and prevention of the complications.