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Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome remains one of the most pressing problems and a challenge for many gynecologists. Clinical complaints of androgen excess, problems with the onset of pregnancy, dissatisfaction with appearance and low self-esteem cause a high prevalence of mood disturbances and reduced quality of life among women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Additionally, many authors report impairments in the sexuality of such patients. Recently, evidence has emerged about the relationship between eating disorders and polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as the high prevalence of other endocrine disorders in this population group. Many previous studies have examined the association between polycystic ovary syndrome and depressive or anxiety symptoms as measured by a variety of screening tools.
In our locality, there is lacking in literature about female sexual dysfunction and psychiatric disorders in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
The aim of this study was to:
- Evaluate of the effect of polycystic ovary syndrome on anxiety and sexual function in Infertile women.
Subjects and methods:
The study was conducted at Outpatients Clinics of Women Health Hospital in Assuit University, a case control study was included married infertile women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome as a case group (64 cases) and age matched infertile women for any cause other than polycystic ovary syndrome as a control group (65 cases). It was conducted from November 2021 to October 2022.
Data were collected by personal interview at women health outpatient clinics using questionnaire that divided into four sections: 1st was for the personal and sociodemographic data, menstrual history and finally obstetric history, 2nd was for the Arabic validated form of female sexual function index (ArFSFI) which is a 19- item multidimensional self-report questionnaire for the assessment of the key dimensions of sexual functioning in women in the last month, a 19-items includes six domains which includes 19 questions which give scores on six domains of sexual function (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain), as well as a total score, the participated women answered all questions in about 30 minutes, , the higher score is the better in sexuality. so according to the total score which ranges 1.2-36 higher score indicates better sexual function, 3rd was for the BECK anxiety inventory questionnaire to detect degree of anxiety symptoms and its impact on quality of life, Using BECK anxiety inventory which is Arabic validated, beck anxiety inventory contains 21-item face to face report questionnaire which ask about common symptoms of anxiety such as feeling nervous, scared, and fear of dying and was designed to distinguish anxiety symptoms from depressive symptoms, the range of total scores is from 0 to 36,the higher score is the worst in anxiety, 4th section included brief simple questions to detect psychological impact of both infertility plus PCO on quality of life we used patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depressive symptoms, Which is an ultra-brief questionnaire widely used by researchers and clinicians as multipurpose instrument for screening diagnosing and measuring the severity of depression with Arabic translation and validation, the range score 1-27, the higher score the worst depressive symptoms.
Then measurement of anthropometric measurement (weight and height) and general local examination to detect obesity and different manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome.
The data were fed into Excel computer program, analysis was done by SPSS version 22 program and results were presented as follows.