About the Authors

Ishwarpreet Kaur

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

Vanita Suri

Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

Satya Vati Rana

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Amarjeet Singh

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

dramarjeet56@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

Competing Interests

This study was an ancillary part of a larger PhD project entitled "Efficacy of probiotic-based dietary and lifestyle regime in the management of PCOS cases." The authors declare that they do not have any affiliation with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest, or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, knowledge or beliefs, political, intellectual or religious interests) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.