Abstract:

The aim of the study was to compare parameters of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in women of childbearing age with and without a diagnosis of PCOS. Cross-sectional study using a questionnaire containing demographic information, symptoms related to PMS, anthropometric data, food consumption and dichotomized clinical diagnosis of PCOS. The results were tabulated in Microsoft Excel® in SPSS 20.0. The research involved the participation of 42 university students, randomly selected, with an average age of 25.29 ± observed 6.56 years. According to the body mass index 71.4% (n = 30) were eutrophic. As the presence of diagnostic SOP 50% (9n = 21) had the syndrome and 71.4% (n = 30) of these reported using oral contraceptive. It is observed in the study, statistical significance (p <0.05) between the dissatisfaction of body image of university with and without PCOS, which is greater dissatisfaction among those without PCOS. During the menstrual period there was greater consumption of cereals (95.5%), fats (71.4%) and chocolate (52.4%) by participants who have PCOS and cereals (90.5%), vegetables (66.7%) and fat (61.9%) consumed by the university without PCOS. Note a positive relationship in the presence of common symptoms of PCOS that produces depression, emotional instability, difficulty concentrating, headaches, edema and increased sleep. In addition to increased food consumption more caloric especially chocolate.

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