Effectiveness of Self Help Strategies SHS for poly cystic ovarian syndrome among young adult girls

Abstract

PCOS is a dreaded disease which affects the women of reproductive newlineage and is increasingly recognized as a disorder manifesting in the newlineperipubertal period. Adolescent polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects a newlinesubstantial number of girls with increasing prevalence of 30% . Adolescents with PCOS are at an increased risk developing other disorders, such as newlineadulthood infertility, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, metabolic newlinesyndrome, and psychiatric morbidities. newlineAim newlineTo identify the effectiveness of self help strategies in reducing PCOS newlinesymptomsthe results of the present study demonstrates newlinethat, self help strategies is an effective treatment in PCOS among young adult newlinegirls. Mint is a traditional herb which is safe to consume and has side effects newlineor not reported it is effective and helps to reduce PCOS by controlling newlinehormones viz., Free testosterone, the hormone responsible for acne and newlinehirsutism was reduced and it was highly significant. The luteinizing Hormone newline(LH), the hormone responsible for triggering ovulation when it surges midcycle newlineis increased .Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), the hormone newlineresponsible for the proper maturation of ovarian follicles .