Health-Related Quality of Life in perimenopausal women with PCOS

• Main Authors: Maria Forslund (Author), Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen (Author), Emily Krantz (Author), Penelope Trimpou (Author), Johanna Schmidt (Author), Mats Brännström (Author), Eva Dahlgren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 0390-6663; 10.31083/j.ceog4902052
• Keywords: pcos; quality-of-life; menopause; depression; anxiety; Gynecology and obstetrics; RG1-991
• Source: Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 49, Iss 2, p 52 (2022)

Background: Several studies have shown that younger women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have decreased Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) compared with women in general. Method: In this study peri- and postmenopausal women previously diagnosed with PCOS (n = 27) were compared with randomly selected, age-matched controls (n = 94). Mean age of the study participants was 52 years. Structured interviews and Short Form (SF)-36 questionnaires were used. Results: No differences in SF-36 scores were found, median for the physical summary score was 54 vs. 57, for women with PCOS and controls, respectively; and 53 vs. 53 for the mental summary score, with no differences in any of the eight dimensions of HRQoL. There were no significant difference in prevalence of depression and/or anxiety. The use of drugs for mood disorders was 22% in both groups. Conclusion: PCOS women of peri- and postmenopausal ages had similar HRQoL compared with age-matched controls.