Polycystic ovarian syndrome and its menace Umalakshmi P.1, Sudha R.2 1Lecturer, MAC College of Nursing, Chennai 2Principal, MAC College of Nursing, Chennai Online published on 19 July, 2019. Abstract The aim of the study was to assess common problems experienced by women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and its association with age and menstrual related variables. An exploratory survey was conducted and a convenient sampling technique was used to select 30 samples. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 30 women in the age group of 15 to 22 years with PCOS and the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that majority of the women 14(46.7%) were in the age of 21–22 years, 20 (66.7%) had the family history of PCOS, 11(36.7%) were underweight and overweight respectively, 19(63.3%) samples had acne, 10(33.3%) had hirsutism, 16(53.3%) had thinning of hair, 2(6.7%) had bald spots, 9(30%) had dark patches, 15(50%) had anxiety/depression and 12(40%) had the pelvic pain etc. There is a statistically significant association found on selected demographic variables with age in years at 0.05 level of significance. Top Keywords Hirsutism, insulin resistance, irregular menses, oligomenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome. Top |