Knowing About PCOS among Iraqi Females in Some Collage of Tikrit Universities Students

Abstract

Background: According to Rotterdam Diagnostic criteria, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 4–10% of women worldwide and may affect 15–21% of them.With significant effects on women's worldwide reproductive, metabolic, and psychological health, it is becoming a significant public health concern. It has three major features which are cysts in the ovaries, high levels of male hormones and uneven Periods. Aim: The purpose of the study was to determine how much knowledge Iraqi female university students have about the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), as well as to identify the sources of such knowledge and inform them of the condition's prevalence. Method: Survey research data was collected January 18, 2023 through the publication of AGoogle form on social media, whatsup, telegram and link sent to all files asked the groups of students in different disciplines all the questions of the form three questions about characteristics features includ (age, marital status) and the remaining questions (15) were about Their information about PCOS Survey research ended on February 25, 2023. chronic and 23.8 said that it is. 86.2% said lifestyle affects PCOS and 13.8% said Results: The researches received 130 surveys from different Iragi Governorates. 90.8% age from (20-30) years. 66% thought that cause of PCOS is hormonal. 87% thought that gynaecologist is specialist in treatment of PCOS. 98.5% thought that PCOS affected the menstrual cycle and 1.5% thought it did not. 76.2% said that PCOS is not considered no. 93.1% thought that PCOS affects the fertility rate and only 6.9 said it does not. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that young Iraqi participant women (aged 20-40) had good knowledge of the causes and symptoms of PCOS but poor knowledge of the specialists required to treat the condition. The majority of participant women had unclear knowledge of the proper treatment, and about one-third of participant women obtained their information from social media.