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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4729</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2023.15803</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>&#13;
	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Impact on Women’s Quality of Life&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S</surname><given-names>Deepthi</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>A</surname><given-names>Selvalakshmi</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Solomon</surname><given-names>Hilda</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Swaminathan</surname><given-names>Jayanthi</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>A</surname><given-names/></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>24</day><month>04</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>15</fpage><lpage>21</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a major endocrine disorder in women affecting their Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and their mental well-being as well. &#13;
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	Aim and Objective: The current study aimed to access the Quality of life of women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. &#13;
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	Methodology: A prospective, cross sectional, questionnaire based HRQOL study was conducted among PCOS women aged between 18 - 45. Of 262 responses, 253 responses who were willing to participate in the study were included. The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ) was used to assess the HRQOL among PCOS women. &#13;
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	Results: Overall 57.71% of the participants were aged between 18 to 25 years of age. Among the five major domain, highest score was observed in Body hair (4.35±1.4) and the lowest score was observed in Body weight (3.43±1.21). The comparison of the mean score of PCOSQ among age groups, significant difference was observed among Body weight (p=0.01), Infertility (p=0.001) and body hair (0.04) in 18 – 25 years age group. There is a significant difference in HRQOL among marital status of women in terms of Infertility (p=0.002), Body weight (p=0.04) and Emotion (p=0.02). HRQOL among the socioeconomic status showed that there is a significant difference in Menstrual issues (p=0.04), infertility (p=0.047), emotional (0.04) PCOSQ domain. Conclusion: HRQOL is significantly reduced in PCOS women. Currents study data suggested that infertility, emotions, and body weight all had a significant impact on the HRQOL of women with PCOS. Overall, PCOS reduces the QOL, which needs to be assessed periodically.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>PCOS</kwd><kwd> Quality of life</kwd><kwd> Women</kwd><kwd> HRQOL</kwd><kwd> Body weight</kwd><kwd> Body hair</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
