ArticleMalaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia2025
Health-related quality of life among Indian women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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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
- Mental health screening in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
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Introduction: The unprecedented rise in the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among women of reproductive age has raised concerns regarding their well-being. This study aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) of women with PCOS and its associated factors in a tertiary hospital in Kolkata, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2020 to September 2022 at the outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in Kolkata. Quantitative data were collected from 189 women with PCOS using a pretested questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 16. Results: Around 27.5% of the participants had an overall poor QoL. The psychological domain was the most affected domain, with 42.3% showing a poor QoL. A significant negative correlation was found between the psychological domain score and time since PCOS diagnosis (P=0.001). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that being married (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.92) and having an unhealthy waist-hip ratio (AO R= 1.97) were significantly associated with a poor psychological QoL, whereas having an age of ≤24 years (AOR=2.56) and being in below middle socioeconomic class (AOR=2.08) were significantly associated with poor social and environmental QoL, respectively. Conclusion: PCOS affects all domains of quality of life. Psychological distress is an important comorbidity of PCOS as with any other reproductive and metabolic comorbidities, necessitating the need for mental health screening and treatment among affected women. Healthcare providers should focus on various lifestyle modifications along with drug therapy to prevent the emergence of PCOS as a public health problem.
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