Polikistik Over Sendromu olan Kadınlarda Psikiyatrik Belirtiler / Psychiatric Symptoms in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Abstract

Objective: Most of the articles in the literature state that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is mostly accompanied by psychiatric diseases, and especially, depression and anxiety disorder are seen more frequently in cases of PCOS. With the increase in the level of testosterone in PCOS, many symptoms, such as hirsutism, menstrual irregularity, acne formation, infertility, and obesity appear. These complaints mostly cause negative affect, and the risk for psychiatric symptoms increases. In this study, we compared the level of psychiatric symptoms in women diagnosed with PCOS and healthy women, and investigated its relationship with gender orientation. Methods: The study included 42 PCOS patients from Meram Medical School, and a group of 42 healthy women, without menstrual irregularity, acne formation and hirsutism who volunteered to participate in the study. Both groups were similar according to sociodemographic features. Both groups were administered a sociodemographic form prepared by the researchers as well as the Short Symptom Inventory and Bem Sex Role Inventory. Results: Depression, anxiety disorder, somatization, increased susceptibility in interpersonal relations, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobic anxiety, paranoid thoughts were more frequent in the PCOS group. On the other hand, the level of hostility and psychotic symptoms were similar in both groups. Conclusion: Psychiatric symptoms were more frequent in the PCOS group, which is consistent with the literature. It is expected that the life quality of PCOS patients will change positively if they are investigated more carefully in the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics and directed to psychiatry outpatient clinics.