Self-Esteem and Body Image Satisfaction in Women with PCOS in the Middle East: Cross-Sectional Social Media Study

    April 2024 in “ PloS one ”
    Zainab Alkheyr, M. Hassan Murad, Priya Das, Khaled Aljenaee, Charlotte Kamel, Sulaiman Hajji, John Flood, Stephen L. Atkin, Khawla F. Ali
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    TLDR Women with PCOS have lower self-esteem and body image satisfaction.
    This study investigated self-esteem and body image satisfaction in women with PCOS compared to those without in the Middle East, using an online survey completed by 12,199 women, of whom 3,329 had PCOS. Results showed that women with PCOS felt less attractive (73.9% vs 80.5%), avoided their reflection more (61.7% vs 49.8%), and avoided social interactions more (22.3% vs 32.3%). They also had a higher desire to lose weight (75.2% vs 68.5%) and reported lower satisfaction/confidence (38.6% vs 50.7%). Overall, women with PCOS had significantly lower self-esteem and body image satisfaction.
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