Psychological Disorders and the Sexual Quality of Life among Infertile Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Seeking Assisted Reproduction Treatment

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a serious and frequent endocrine disorder in Women. Common featuresof PCOS, including hyperandrogenism (elevated Male hormones),ovarian dysfunction and obesity, can be highly distressing.Psychological factors can play a role in PCOS. Thestudies showed Polycystic ovary syndrome reduces sexual satisfactionin women. Depression, anxiety and many psychologicalsymptoms appear to be common in women with PCOS. Weinvestigated the effects of PCOS on sexual quality of life andpsychological disorders among infertile women.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conductedon ۳۰۰ (۱۵۰ PCOS and ۱۵۰ non-PCOS) infertile womenreferred to the Royan Institute, a referral infertility clinic inTehran, the capital of Iran, between ۲۰۱۵ and ۲۰۱۶.The samplingmethod was convenient. Women responded to the SymptomChecklist-۹۰ (SCL۹۰) and sexual quality of life female(SQOL-F) questionnaires. Data were analyzed with SPSS softwareusing Independent sample t test.Results: The results showed that there is no significant differencebetween subscales of SQOL-F and all nine subscales ofSCL۹۰ including Hostility, Anxiety, Obsessive-compulsive,interspersed sensitivity somatization, psychoticism, paranoidideation, depression and phobic anxiety among infertile womenwith or without polycystic ovary syndrome (P<۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that althoughpolycystic ovary syndrome may have a negative effectin different aspects of a woman who suffers from, it cannot significantlyreduce the sexual quality of life and psychologicaldisorders among infertile women.

کلیدواژه ها:

Psychological Disorders ، Sexual Quality of Life-Female ، Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ، Infertile