POLYCYSTIC OVARIES SYNDROME (PCOS) AMONG INFERTILE FEMALE IN RAMANATHAPURAM, TAMIL NADU

Irregular menstrual cycle factor, PCOS are significant effect on infertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which a woman has an imbalance of female sex hormones. This may lead to changes in the menstrual cycle, cysts in the ovaries, trouble getting pregnancy and other health problems. PCOS is due to the hormonal imbalances and modern life style. There is a strong association between increased body mass index (BMI) with PCOS and PCOS with menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is regulated by hormones. The present study indicates a relatively high percentage (72.16) of irregular menstrual cycle and (54.31) of PCOS among the studied women while most of them between 21-25yr age group. Association of BMI with PCOS was higher (66.1%) in the age group of 21-25 yr. The present study shows high percentage (92.6) of infertile female had PCOS with irregular menstrual cycle, More percentage of (100) infertile female had PCOS with irregular menstrual cycle in the age group of 21-25 yr. At 21 -25 age group, all (126) infertile female with PCOS had irregular menstrual cycle