Association among depression, symptom experience, and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical stigmata of polycystic ovary syndrome include hirsutism, obesity, menstrual disturbances, and infertility. These symptoms impair health-related quality of life. Depression is also common. The relationship among depression, symptom self-perception, and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome is poorly understood.

Objective

We sought to investigate the relationship between health-related quality of life and depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Study design

We conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter, randomized clinical trial (Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II, NCT00719186) comparing clomiphene citrate vs letrozole in the treatment of infertility. Subjects included 732 women ages 18-40 years with polycystic ovary sy

SUBMITTER: Greenwood EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6758922 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature