A Study to Assess the Hormonal Profile of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Puducherry

ABSTRACT Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder characterized by oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, polycystic ovary with chronic anovulation and varying degrees of androgen excess.This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College hospital and Research Institute, Pondicherry to assess the gynecological and thyroid profile in PCOS patients. Serum levels of FSH, LH, Prolactin, fT 3 , fT 4 and TSH levels were estimated in 50 PCOS patients compared with age matched controls. The results of our study showed that fifty percent of the patients were in the age group of 17 to 25 years and remaining were in the age group of 26 to 40 years. There was a statistically significant correlation between FSH and TSH (r=0.809 p<0.001) in the higher age group. It was concluded that PCOS diagnosed patients of higher age group, both gynecological profile and thyroid profile should be assessed to prevent the further complications