Pregnancy outcome in women with the polycystic ovarian syndrome

Abstract

The aim of the study is to compare the pregnancy outcome, especially the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a group of patients with PCOS, with a group of healthy weight matched women. Retrospectively we evaluated the pregnancies of 56 women with PCOS some of who had been treated for infertility. These were compared with a group of 56 age and weight matched controls. Incidence of Pregnancy induced hypertension in cases of PCOS was 14.2 % (8/56), gestational diabetes was 14.2 % (8/56) IHCP 10.7% (6/56) as compared of age and weight matched controls is with the incidence of PIH was 7.10% (4/56), GDM 3.5% (2/56) IHCP 7% (4/ 56).The differences in the incidence of GDM & PIH in two groups was not significant. The outcome of pregnancy in controls & the test groups were not significant, though numerically found to be heigher.Thereby, suggesting PCOS must be screened for comorbid conditions like PIH, GDM &IHCP.