Durgapur: A PMOS awareness campaign workshop was organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for girl students at Nepaliapara Hindi High School (HS). Around 300 girl students of classes 9 and 10 participated in it.
During the workshop, Dr. Urmi Sanyal of Durgapur Mission Hospital provided detailed information related to PMOS/PCOS to the students through a PPT presentation. She explained the major symptoms such as irregular periods, heavy or scanty menstrual bleeding, weight gain, facial acne, unwanted hair growth, and hormonal imbalance. She also emphasized the importance of regular exercise, a balanced and nutritious diet, adequate sleep, stress reduction, and timely medical consultation. She advised the students to remain aware of their health and not to ignore any abnormal symptoms.
Prant Medivision Convener Samruddha Ghosh, District Girl Student Head Sneha Dutta, Durgapur Metropolitan Secretary Abhishek Mishra, Shashikant Pandey, and several female teachers of the school were present at the program. School Headmaster Dr. Kalimul Haque stated that such awareness workshops on subjects related to the health and physical-mental development of adolescent girls are extremely important. He said that getting health-related information at the right time can make girl students more conscious and confident about their health. He added that healthy and aware female students form the strong foundation of a healthy society and a strong India.
