Research
Prevalence of Acne Associated Gynecological Diseases among Multiethnic Female Medical Students
The purpose of the study: To investigate and analyze the presence of pathological acne and their correlation between gynecological disorders among young female medical students from different ethnicity. Material and Methods: The prospective study included 126 female students from Kursk State Medical University aged 18-30 years. This study group consists of six nationalities Indians (27.7%), Nigerians (12.6%), Sri Lankans (15.8%), Malaysians (26.9%), Brazilians (9.5%), and Thai (7.1%) accordingly. The clinical nature of acne, genetic predisposition to acne, gynecological history, lifestyle and habits were recorded in the questionnaire. Results: After analyzing the questionnaire it was found that 84.7%of students have or had acne in past and 15.3% students never had acne. Among them, 8.26% were diagnosed with PCOS, 65.11% were diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome, 1.8% diagnosis with endometriosis 5.6% with vaginal candidiasis 22.2% diagnosed with hirsutism. 77.5% students with acne got normal menstrual cycle (between 22 to 34) 13% students got oligomenorrhea (menstruation cycle above 34 days) 12.1% with polymenorrhea (menstruation cycle lesser than 22 days).
