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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2025

Trends of Age at Onset of Menarche Among Indian Women of Reproductive Age and Its Association with the Presence of PCOS and Related Features: A Multicentric Cross Sectional Study.

Amlin Shukla, Ganie Mohd Ashraf, V Sudharsan, Taruna Arora, Khalid Ul Islam Rather, Subhankar Chowdhury, Vanita Suri, Beena Joshi, Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya, Sarita Agrawal and 9 more

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Amlin Shukla *ICMR, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, P.O. Box No. 4911, New Delhi, 110029 India.
Ganie Mohd Ashraf *Department of Endocrinology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
V Sudharsan *ICMR, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, P.O. Box No. 4911, New Delhi, 110029 India.
Taruna AroraICMR, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, P.O. Box No. 4911, New Delhi, 110029 India.
Khalid Ul Islam RatherMultidisciplinary Research Unit, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
Subhankar ChowdhuryDepartment of Endocrinology Metabolism, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research, Kolkata, India.
Vanita SuriDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Beena JoshiDepartment of Operational Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Mumbai, India.
Prasanta Kumar BhattacharyaDepartment of General Medicine, North-Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India.
Sarita AgrawalDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
Neena MalhotraDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rakesh SahayDepartment of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
Puthiyaveettil Khadar JabbarDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Abilash NairDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Roya RozatiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal Health, Research Trust, Hyderabad, India.
Haroon RashidMultidisciplinary Research Unit, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
Imtiyaz Ahmad WaniMultidisciplinary Research Unit, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
Pratibha MaanICMR, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, P.O. Box No. 4911, New Delhi, 110029 India.
Rohit GautamICMR, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, P.O. Box No. 4911, New Delhi, 110029 India.

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Abstract

Purpose: Age at menarche is believed to be an important indicator of reproductive maturity in women and hence a mirror to the health status of the population. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that affects reproductive-age women. Girls with early menarche are more likely to develop PCOS-like features. The paper explores the associations of age at menarche with PCOS and other health outcomes especially in relation to the presence of PCOS, related reproductive and metabolic abnormalities. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data collected from analytical cross-sectional study, conducted at ten centres in the six zones of India, as a part of ICMR task force project. The participants ( Results: The mean age of menarche was 13.15 ± SD. The age of menarche reduced at a rate of 0.018 ( Conclusion: A receding age at menarche among younger girls as compared to older women which may be due to a trend of reducing age at menstrual onset. While, there was an association of PCOS diagnosis with extremes of age at menarche, more marked in case of late onset of menarche, more studies are necessary to establish the relationship.

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Adolescent healthAge of menarcheMenstrual healthPolycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)Reproductive health

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PMID40390937
PMCPMC12085424

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