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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Prevalence, Predisposing Factors, and Awareness Among Adolescent and Young Girls of South India.
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- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome prevalence and associated sociodemographic risk factors: a study among young adults in Delhi NCR, India.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoingFrontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Homocysteine, vitamin B12, and folate circulating levels in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance, and bone health in Saudi women: a cross-sectional study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Reduced circulating polyamines in polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome patients and the impact of putrescine on ovarian function and fertility in a murine PMOS model†.Biology of reproduction · 2026Article
- β-sitosterol improves the pathological progression of PCOS by targeting ESR1 to inhibit autophagy activity.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Article
- Polycystic ovary syndrome: quantifying the psychosocial burden and the predictive role of sexual trauma history in clinical outcomes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Exploring Microbiome-based Therapy: Bacterial Flavonoid Synthesis as a Novel Approach to PCOS Treatment.Current drug metabolism · 2026Review
- The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025Article
- Meta-analysis ofJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Enhancing awareness of risk factors for polycystic ovarian syndrome: The critical need for attention among adolescents and parents in coastal Karnataka, India.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Elevated expression of microRNA-155, microRNA-383, and microRNA-9 in Iranian patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Article
- Trends of Age at Onset of Menarche Among Indian Women of Reproductive Age and Its Association with the Presence of PCOS and Related Features: A Multicentric Cross Sectional Study.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- Lepidium Sativum Extract Alleviates Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Induced by Letrozole and High-Fat Diet in Rats.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Circulating SFRP2 in Iranian Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients with Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and its Correlation with Insulin Resistance and Inflammation.Current protein & peptide science · 2025Article
- Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol has multigenerational effects on folliculogenesis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Thyroid Disorders in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Center: An Observational study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2024Observational
- Prevalence, Phenotypes, and Comorbidities of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Among Indian Women.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The effect of ellagic acid on sex hormones and miRNA-21 expression in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a leading cause of infertility among women throughout the world. PCOS is an endocrine abnormality that presents as hyperandrogenemia, anovulation, and/or polycystic ovaries. The exact causes of PCOS are not entirely understood. However, PCOS may be hereditary and associated with abnormalities such as high body mass index (BMI) and obesity, among others. This study is carried out to assess the prevalence and awareness among adolescents and young girls belonging to South India. Methods This was a prospective study that included 250 adolescent and young girls aged between 13 and 25 years. Demographic details including age, educational status, and family income were collected from all the participants after obtaining informed consent. BMI was measured in all the participants. A pre-test was conducted to assess the level of awareness followed by a 30-minute informative briefing on PCOS. All participants were asked to fill up a post-briefing questionnaire. The data collected were processed using statistical software SPSS 11.0, and the chi-square test was applied to find out the significance of the results. Results Of the total 250 participants included, the mean age was 16.96 years and most participants (78%) belonged to the age group of 13 to 19 years. Most (78%) of the study participants had normal BMI (18-24.9 kg/m
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