Mumbai College Principal Says Women Get Reproductive Disorders From Dressing 'Like Men'!

The principal of a Bandra-based women's college has said that women developed PCOS ( polycystic ovarian syndrom) from dressing "like men".?

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While the disease is a hormonal disorder, Swati Deshpande of the Government Polytechnic College said that it is caused by 'gender reversal' in the women's minds, the Times of India reported.

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"I have heard theories on why girls suffer from PCOD (Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease) at an early age. When they dress like men, they start thinking or behaving like them. There is a gender role reversal in their head. Due to this, the natural urge to reproduce diminishes right from a young age and therefore they suffer from problems like PCODs."

Experts have confirmed that this is bogus. Psychiatrist Anjali Chhabria said, "Girls do not suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) because of clothes. It is caused by hormonal imbalance."?

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Gynaecologist Duru Shah said, "There is no evidence to prove that clothes cause PCOS!"?

News of the statement triggered off a hashtag #DressLikeAnIndianWoman, and women who understood the workings of the female anatomy lashed out against it.