Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequent endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Its characteristic signs and symptoms are menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, acne, hirsutism, obesity and infertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome has major effects on long-term health, whi...
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| author | Belén Carazo Hernández Olivia Lafalla Bernad Raquel García Simón Elena Gascón Mas Esther Moreno Romea Beatriz Rojas Pérez-Ezquerra |
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| description | Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequent endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Its characteristic signs and symptoms are menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, acne, hirsutism, obesity and infertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome has major effects on long-term health, which can lead to psychological morbidity and decreased quality of life. This paper reviews the current literature on polycystic ovary syndrome and health-related quality of life; in addition, it assesses how some clinical manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome affect the quality of life of women who suffer this disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3638ff9a360418687b1a566ebf311132025-01-30T21:28:47ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2014-04-011224084151103Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary SyndromeBelén Carazo Hernández0Olivia Lafalla Bernad1Raquel García Simón2Elena Gascón Mas3Esther Moreno Romea4Beatriz Rojas Pérez-Ezquerra5Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, ZaragozaHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, ZaragozaHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza.Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. ZaragozaHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. ZaragozaHospital Comarcal de Barbastro, HuescaPolycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequent endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Its characteristic signs and symptoms are menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, acne, hirsutism, obesity and infertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome has major effects on long-term health, which can lead to psychological morbidity and decreased quality of life. This paper reviews the current literature on polycystic ovary syndrome and health-related quality of life; in addition, it assesses how some clinical manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome affect the quality of life of women who suffer this disorder.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2530síndrome del ovario poliquísticocalidad de vidasalud de la mujertrastornos de la menstruaciónacné vulgarhirsutismoobesidadamenorreainfertilidad femenina |
| spellingShingle | Belén Carazo Hernández Olivia Lafalla Bernad Raquel García Simón Elena Gascón Mas Esther Moreno Romea Beatriz Rojas Pérez-Ezquerra Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Medisur síndrome del ovario poliquístico calidad de vida salud de la mujer trastornos de la menstruación acné vulgar hirsutismo obesidad amenorrea infertilidad femenina |
| title | Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| title_full | Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| title_short | Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| title_sort | health related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome |
| topic | síndrome del ovario poliquístico calidad de vida salud de la mujer trastornos de la menstruación acné vulgar hirsutismo obesidad amenorrea infertilidad femenina |
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