Association of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with Mental Stress in Women of Reproductive Age Group

Objective: To determine the association of polycystic ovarian syndrome with stress in women of reproductive age group. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sughra Shafi Hospital, Narowal Pakistan, from Feb to Jul 2025. Methodology: Five hundred and thirty women were included in the study from OPD and were divided in two groups i.e. cases were those who were diagnosed with PCOS and controls were those who did not have PCOS. Then women were examined for perceived stress score and if score If >13, then stress was labeled. Results: In this study, the mean age of women in case group was 30.30±8.57 years and in control group was 31.26±8.80 years. The stress was observed in 175(66.0%) women in case group while in 82(30.9%) women in control groups with the OR =4.339 (95% CI: 3.016, 6.245). Conclusion: There is significant association of stress with PCOS among women of reproductive age group.