Impact of Nutrition Interventions on symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian syndrome among women of Reproductive age 20 to 45 years

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a gynecological endocrine disorder affecting newlinewomen of reproductive age and is most commonly seen in young adult women. Women newlinewith PCOS might have problems like irregular menstruation, obesity, acne, hirsutism, newlinehyperinsulinemia, etc. due to hyperandrogenemia which results in newlineoligoovulation/anovulation. It is also considered as a lifestyle disorder which can be preventable using appropriate health and nutrition strategies. Though the incidence of newlinePCOS is rapidly increasing, adolescent girls and young adult women are unaware and newlinehave inadequate knowledge about PCOS and its complications. Hence, the present research has focused on searching for new alternative medical nutrition therapy options for the management of symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome with the prime objective of assessing the efficiency of dietary intervention strategies on signs and symptoms of PCOS among the selected group of Reproductive age women. The secondary objectives were to find out the prevalence of PCOS among women in the Reproductive age ( 20-45 years),identification of women having PCOS for collection of Socioeconomic profile, newlinedietary and lifestyle pattern, Nutritional status and Reproductive health status, formulation and evaluation of micronutrient-dense health mix supplement powder , development of Nutrition and health education modules for nutrition interventions and finally to find out the Impact of Nutrition interventions on Nutritional status and Nutritional knowledge among the selected Women of Reproductive age (20-45 years). newlineIn the first phase of the present study, a quick screening of symptoms of PCOS newlinecarried out among the 810 women who came for consulting the Gynecologist. Among the newline810 subjects, 284 subjects were identified with PCOS using the Rotterdam criteria(2003) newline.The survey was carried out among the selected 284 subjects to collect the data related to demographic profile, age, educational, marital status, income levels, family history, medical and reproductive profile including disease