Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Assessment of menstrual cycle pattern in young females medical students

Pawar Shubhadarshini G. , Pawar Priyadarshani G.

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 Background: Overweight and obesity is a rapidly growing threat to the health of populations and an increasing number of countries worldwide. The menstrual cycle is an important indicator of women’s reproductive health and of her endocrine function. Due to increasing prevalence of obesity along with increasing stress of medical studies menstrual irregularities are becoming common in young girl students of medical colleges. Menstrual irregularities, hirsutism & obesity are the hallmark features & important criteria for diagnostic and prognostic association with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).  So the purpose of the study is to study menstrual cycle pattern in obese & non obese medical students by taking their detailed menstrual history as a screening test. Material and Method: A detailed menstrual history will be taken from 60 medical students aged between 18–25 yrs. waist circumference was measured with their detail menstrual history.  A pre–tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data on menstrual characteristics. The data were collected in person from the subjects .The data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 10 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA). Results : In our study mean age is 18.3 yrs  48 % (n=28) were obese  43% of obese  students having irregular cycles and 41% more bleeding days .48%having east tenderness,  16% with mood changes , 55% taking hormonal medications ,42% hirsutism , 25% acanthesis nigricans . Conclusion: Evaluation of menstrual cycle should be regarded as one of the vital component while assessing overall health status of the female. An obese female having abnormal menstrual pattern needs further screening & regular follow up for early diagnosis of risks associated with obesity. These students need recommendations to reduce obesity to prevent or to delay future risks of obesity.

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Pawar Shubhadarshini G., Pawar Priyadarshani G., Assessment of menstrual cycle pattern in young females medical students, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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