Prevalence of Impaired Oral Glucose Tolerance in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Hina Javed, Munazzah Bashir, Saleha Hassan, Maria Ashfaq, Ammara Mansoor, Faiza Nawaz
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ABSTRACT
Objectives: To find the prevalence of PCOS in
patients with menstrual irregularities and then to find the prevalence of
impaired glucose tolerance among patients with PCOS.
Study design: Descriptive cross sectional
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
District Headquarter Hospital, Gujranwala from 1st November 2017 to 2nd
May 2018.
Methodology: Two hundred and twenty threepatients with menstrual
irregularities were included In the study. Rotterdam classification criteria were
used for proper identification of polycystic ovarian syndrome facilitated by
clinical investigation. These patients were called for the oral GTT as
explained in operational definitions. All blood samples were sent to our
hospital laboratory.
Results: Mean age of women was 32.54±7.54
years. Among women, 120 (53.8%) had family history of diabetes. Impaired
glucose tolerance was confirmed in 55(24.7%) patients. Women who were diagnosed
with PCOS among them impaired glucose tolerance was confirmed in 20(18.2%)
patients.
Conclusion: Glucose tolerance frequency was not significantly higher. However elderly and
obese women had higher frequency of impaired glucose tolerance.
Key words: PCOS, Menstrual irregularities,
Impaired, Glucose, Tolerance