Raised BMI and Disturbed Menstrual Cycle

  • Aysha Khudija Consultant Gynecologist, Govt. General Hospital, Samnabad, Faisalabad
  • Huma Zafar Dar Consultant Gynecologist Rafiq Memorial Hospital, Gujranwala
  • Heema . Assistant Professor, Gynecology Liaqat Memorial Women and Children Teaching Hospital, KIMS, Kohat
  • Rahila Farhat Ch Associate Professor, Gynecology Aziz Fatima Medical College, Faisalabad
  • Fozia Unar Assistant Professor, Gynecology Khairpur Medical College Khairpur Mir's
  • Anila Gul Shaikh Assistant Professor, Gynecology Khairpur Medical College Khairpur Mir's
Keywords: BMI, menstrual cycle, menarche

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of raised BMI in females with disturbed menstrual cycle. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Govt General Hospital Samanabad Faisalabad. Duration: 1-11-17 to 31-05-18. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study carried out at Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Govt General Hospital Samanabad Faisalabad. In this study the cases of fertile age group i.e. more than 12 years of age having any menstrual disturbance present for at least last 3 menstrual cycle were selected.  The cases with bleeding disorder, hormonal issues and those with uterine anomalies were excluded. The BMI was calculated and the BMI ≥25kg/m2 was labelled as raised. Results: There were total 100 cases in this study with mean age of 20.21±4.57 years. The mean duration of abnormality in menstruation was 7.21±2.34 months. There were 64 (64%) of cases that were taking treatment for this. Raised BMI was seen in 32 (32%) of the cases. Raised BMI was significantly higher in number in cases that had age of menarche later than 14 years of age where it was seen in 16 (47.06%) cases with p= 0.01. It was also significantly high in cases that had history of prior treatment where it affected 23 (40.35%) cases with p value of 0.03. Conclusion: Raised BMI is common in females with menstrual irregularities and it is significantly high in cases that had age of menarche more than 14 years and are also took some treatment for it.

Published
2018-08-29
How to Cite
Khudija, A., Dar, H., ., H., Ch, R., Unar, F., & Shaikh, A. (2018). Raised BMI and Disturbed Menstrual Cycle. Annals of Punjab Medical College (APMC), 12(3), 179-181. https://doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2018.100