ArticleInternational journal of fertility & sterility2019
Stress, Depression, Sexual Function, and Alexithymia in Infertile Females with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.
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- Depression and anxiety among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
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- Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Epigenetic regulation by DNA methylation in PCOS and POI: mechanisms of ovarian dysfunction and implications for clinical research.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Review
- The effectiveness of solution-focused counseling on the sexual satisfaction and sexual quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome with a history of failure of assisted reproductive techniques.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Odds of Developing Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Review
- Mental Health as Assessed by the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) Scores in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Does Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction Differ among Infertile Patients with or without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2024Article
- Alexithymia and Quality of Life in Saudi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Community-Based Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Anxiety, depression, and body image among infertile women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Epidemiologic and genetic associations of female reproductive disorders with depression or dysthymia: a Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Women's Narratives on Infertility as a Traumatic Event: An Exploration of Emotional Processing through the Referential Activity Linguistic Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pharmacotherapy or Psychotherapy? Selective Treatment Depression in The Infertile Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Triple-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2022Article
- Sexual Function in Chinese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Correlation with Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021Observational
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- Alexithymia, Stress and Depression in Infertile Women: a Case Control Study.Materia socio-medica · 2021Article
- Differences in and Correlates of Sexual Function in Infertile Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2021Article
- Mental and personality disorders in infertile women with polycystic ovary: a case-control study.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Quality of Life and Emotional States of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfertile females experience some types of distress such as social stress, depression, and sexual dysfunction that may be exacerbated by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The current study aimed at comparing psychological profile of infertile females with PCOS with that of women without PCOS with respect to four domains: infertility stress, depression, sexual dysfunction, and alexithymia. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe current case-control study was conducted on 240 infertile females (120 with PCOS and 120 without PCOS) in Fatemeh Azahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center (Babol, Iran) from 2016 to 2017. The following questionnaires were used to collect data: the fertility problem inventory (FPI), the female sexual function index (FSFI), the Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), and the Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20).
resultsFemales with PCOS had higher FPI total scores than the ones without PCOS (120.68 ± 29.42 vs. 112.83 ± 30.94). Of the subscales of infertility stress, the mean scores of social stress and rejection of a future life without a child were higher in females with PCOS than the ones without PCOS (P<0.05). Also, the mean total scores of alexithymia symptoms (TAS-20) in females with PCOS were significantly higher than those of the ones without PCOS (59.83 ± 11.36 vs. 55.69 ± 11.52). There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the mean scores of depression symptoms and sexual function.
conclusionInfertile females with PCOS experienced higher levels of infertility stress and inability to distinguish and describe their feelings compared with the ones without PCOS. It is suggested that infertility care providers should provide more psychosocial support for infertile females with PCOS.
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