Study the Effect of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome on the Ferriman-Gallwey Score and Some Anthropometric and Demographic Criteria on Women in Al-Ramadi City

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common complex endocrine disorders that affect females at the reproductive age, can cause obesity, the appearance of excess hair on the body, acne, menstrual irregularities and infertility. Aim: This study aimed to identify the extent to which some anthropometric and demographic criteria are affected by PCOS compared to healthy women Method: The study included 50 volunteer women divided into two groups, the first group included 25 women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, and 25 healthy women were considered as a control group, women treated with medication and those with other diseases were excluded. Result: The current study found that there was a significant increase in body mass index BMI for women with PCOS compared with the control group. It also found that there was a significant increase in Ferriman-Gallwey score as a measure of hirsutism, in the patient group compared to the control group of . The study also found that the rate of infertility was closely associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome, also confirmed that there was a significant increase in women suffering from menstrual irregularities compared with control group, while the family history of the disease had no influence on the development of the disease in the study sample. Conclusion: We observed that obesity and hirsutism are associated with a polycystic ovarian syndrom, and polycystic ovarian syndrome can lead to menstrual irregularities, which usually ends with infertility.