April 2026 in “ScholarWorks (Walden University)” This phenomenological study reported that Malaysian women with PCOS experience significant emotional, social, and physical challenges affecting their quality of life, highlighting the need for improved patient-centered care.
This study found that women with PCOS, particularly those with the anovulatory phenotype, reported significantly lower physical health-related quality of life than women without PCOS at a tertiary hospital.
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June 2019 in “Clinical nursing studies” In this study, the researchers reported that polycystic ovary syndrome negatively impacts the quality of life for women due to associated phenotypic characteristics like obesity and hirsutism.
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July 2020 in “Health and Quality of Life Outcomes” This study found that health-related quality of life was significantly lower in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, especially those with the anovulatory phenotype, compared to non-PCOS controls attending a tertiary hospital.
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December 2007 in “Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research” This review discusses the impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on health-related quality of life, highlighting its negative effects which may be influenced by cultural perceptions, obesity, infertility, and menstrual issues.