Volume : 7, Issue : 2, February - 2018

Thyroid dysfunction in patients with menstrual disorders A study in Eastern Odisha

Dr. Sarika Avasthi, Dr. Asima Das

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Thyroid disorders are the common worldwide problem. this study was done to evaluate the thyroid function in patients presenting with varying menstrual disorder in reproductive age group from 15 to 45 year of age</span><span lang="EN-IN">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"><span lang="EN-IN">Method<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">This study was carried out in obstetrics and gynaecology department of Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital , KIMS Bhubaneswar Orissa on 200 women who were clinically given the provisional diagnosis of menstrual disorder .Thyroid function test were done in all patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"><span lang="EN-IN">Results<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Among 200 women 104(52%) women were euthyroid , 80 women were hypothyroid<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>out of which 44 were subclinical hypothyroidism(22%),overt hypothyroidism 36(18%). Hyperthyroidism was seen in 16 (8%) patients out of which subclinical in 4(2%) <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>patients, overt in 12(6%) patients</span><span lang="EN-IN">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style="text-align:justify"><em><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Camia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:windowtext">Conclusion </span></em><em><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Camia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:&#10;major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:windowtext;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">This study finds Thyroid dysfunction especially subclinical hypothyroidism to be common among women with menstrual disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>