بررسي شيوع سندرم تخمدان پلي كيستيك در دختران 14 تا 18 ساله ي دبيرستان هاي شهر زنجان در سال 1387

The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in 14-18 year old girls of Zanjan High Schools, 2008

Background and objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCaS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive-age women. There is very little information about the prevalence of pcas in [ran. With regard to the symptoms of pcas which begin after menarche and regarding to its side effects on womenʹs health, we aimed to determine the prevalence of pcas in adolescents in Zanjan, [ran. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive community based study, 1882, 14-18 year old adolescents were randomly selected from Zanjan schools. The presence of pcas was determined by the presence of olygomenorea, hirsutism, acne and androgenic alopecia. For correlation between pcas and obesity, 8MI and central obesity was evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed using Kʹ test. Results: peas was present in 54(2.9%), hirsutism was present in 161 (8.6%), acne was present in 220 (11.7%), androgenic alopsia was present in 130(6.9%) and menstrual irregularity was present in 281 (16.9%) ofthe cases. The prevalence of central obesity and over weight did not differ among the studied groups. Conclusion: The prevalence of PCas in our study was similar to the results reported from other societies. With regard to pcas side effects, we suggest that the diagnosis and treatment of pcas is better to be started from adolescence.