Health-related Quality of Life of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome At Sohag University Hospital

It is well-established that PCOS women suffer from anxiety, depression, and markedly reduced QoL ,but There has not yet been a nationally representative study to evaluate the PCOS health related Qol and factors affecting it among women in Egypt. So here we try to cover this gap in this study that will be designed to record the QOL of women with PCOS and factors affecting it.

This study aims to assess the health related quality of life of polycystic ovary syndrome and determine factors affecting the HRQOL

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Key information

Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Women Adnexal Diseases Cysts Endocrine System Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Gonadal Disorders Neoplasms Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Diseases Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

faculty of medicine Sohag university

Sohag, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

• Female cases between 18 and 45.

Females diagnosed with PCOS per Rotterdam criteria , the most commonly accepted and used for PCOS, a diagnosis is confirmed if any two of the three features (hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea or anovulation, and polycystic ovaries) are present in a woman of reproductive age

Exclusion criteria

• Females below 18 years old.

Females above 45 years old.
Patients having major life event or problem also affecting quality of life.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

health related quality of life of women with PCOS

Time frame: 2 months after answering the polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire

The quality of life of the participants will be studied using Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ), which consists of 26 questions and 5 domains ,including emotions (eight questions), body hair (five questions), weight (five questions), infertility (four questions), and menstrual problems (four questions)

Secondary outcomes

Factors affecting health related quality of life of women with PCOS

Time frame: 2 months after collecting data from the medical chart

by medical chart developed by the investigator and the supervisors that will include Socio-demographic data of the women with PCOS, medical history and body measurements.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Samah Wagdy Elkhayat, Assistant lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201006300880

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sohag University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Feb 18, 2025
Registry last updated: Feb 18, 2025

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