ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2020
Health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome attending to a tertiary hospital in Southeastern Spain: a case-control study.
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- The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- Temporal Trends of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden in the East and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2021: An Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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- Polycystic ovary syndrome and chronic pain among females and individuals of childbearing age: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- The effects of weight loss on health-related quality of life in obese women with PCOS and controls.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Association between anogenital distance as a noninvasive index in the diagnosis and prognosis of reproductive disorder: A systematic review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2023Review
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- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) effects on the worries of women with poly cystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M): a consortium facilitating interdisciplinary research at the intersection of menstrual and mental health.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Association of depressive symptoms and quality of life in Pakistani youth (15-24 years) with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a web-based analytical cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Reducing research wastage by starting off on the right foot: optimally framing the research question.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Sexuality and psychological well-being in different polycystic ovary syndrome phenotypes compared with healthy controls: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Sexual and reproductive health aspects in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: An integrative review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2022Review
- Are Dietary Indices Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Phenotypes? A Preliminary Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Metabolic, androgenic, and physical activity profiles in women aged over 40 years with polycystic ovary syndrome: A comparative analysis using UK Biobank data.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic condition with symptoms affecting many women at reproductive age and evaluating their health-related quality of Life (HRQoL) is an important issue. Moreover, differences in the HRQoL between women with different PCOS phenotypes have never been analyzed. Therefore, the aim of our study was to compare the HRQoL between women with PCOS -and its phenotypes- and controls attending to a tertiary hospital.
methodsA group of 117 women with PCOS and 153 controls were studied between 2014 and 2016. Controls were women without PCOS attending the gynecological outpatient clinic for routine examinations. Cases were women attending the same setting and diagnosed with PCOS. PCOS diagnose was performed following the Rotterdam Criteria and women were further classified by anovulatory or ovulatory phenotypic subtype. Women underwent physical and gynecological exams and completed health questionnaires including the Short Form-12v2. Eight scales and two component summary scores [Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS), respectively] were calculated. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess differences in HRQoL between women with PCOS and controls.
resultsAll women with PCOS and anovulatory PCOS presented lower score in PCS compared to controls [mean (95%CI): 53.7 (52.5-54.9) and 52.9 (51.5-54.4) vs. 55.8 (54.8-56.8); p-values< 0.01], as well as lower scores for five out of the eight scales (p-values < 0.05) after adjusting by age, body mass index, infertility, educational level and current occupation. No significant differences were observed for the MCS between women with or without PCOS or its phenotypic subtypes.
conclusionsHRQoL was significantly decreased in adult women with PCOS and its anovulatory phenotype compared to controls attending the outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital. These results may have implications for the clinical practice and suggest the need for specific interventions in women with PCOS.
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