Health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome attending to a tertiary hospital in Southeastern Spain: a case-control study.

María L Sánchez-FerrerEvdochia AdoamneiMaría T Prieto-SánchezJaime MendiolaShiana Corbalán-BiyangMiriam Moñino-GarcíaJoaquín A Palomar-RodríguezAlberto M Torres-Cantero

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2020)

HRQoL was significantly decreased in adult women with PCOS and its anovulatory phenotype compared to controls attending the outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital. These results may have implications for the clinical practice and suggest the need for specific interventions in women with PCOS.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
clinical practice
insulin resistance
tertiary care
primary care
physical activity
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
young adults
childhood cancer
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening