Sleep disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome: influence of obesity and hyperandrogenism.
Helena HachulDaniel Ninello PoleselLuciana TockGlaucia CarneiroAndrea Z PereiraMaria Teresa ZanellaSergio TufikSônia Maria Pereira Guimarães Togeiro MouraPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)
Our results indicate that PCOS impairs subjective sleep quality, as well as objective sleep quality, due to a reduction in REM sleep stage time in women diagnosed with the syndrome. Obesity affected sleep-related parameters but hyperandrogenism had no effect. Only the PCOS group had obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis.