Abstract
Background
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is the highly common hormonal malady among women and primary source of infertility in reproductive age. The presence of vesicles in the ovaries, extra male hormones and absence of ovum discharge are the basic root of this condition..
Objectives
The objective of this research was to determine the elevated risk of Psychological morbidity in infertile women with PCOS.
Methods
The cross sectional study was conducted in LUHMS Civil Government Hospital Hyderabad from December 2024 to June 2025 to determine the increased risk of mental health issues in infertile women with PCOS. A self-administered questionnaire was developed in order to interview the participants. The simple random technique was used for the selection of study participants. The study was based on 55 infertile women in 20-40 years age. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 23 with significant value set up at p < 0.05 and categorical data was assessed byChi-square test. Moreover, MS excel was also used for graphs and tables.
Results
The study presented 27% prevalence rate of PCOS in patients. Typically, women with this condition faced raised rates of psychological illness as compared to women without PCOS such as depression (53% vs. 30%), anxiety (87% vs. 45%), sleep apnea (40% vs. 8%), and eating disorder (47% vs. 13%). Moreover, low self esteem (40% vs. 20%), followed by hopelessness (27% vs. 5%) and negative body image (20% vs. 12.5%) in women with and without ovarian cyst syndrome. Mainly, infertile women with and without this endocrine disorder were observed between 20-25 years age. Most patients were from urban areas and majority of them were from middle class. Mostly were facing primary infertility (60%) than secondary infertility (40%). Many were infertile for above two years (73% vs. 87%). Mostly, women experienced acne, skin pigmentation, hirsutism and hair fall. The BMI showed that maximum patients of both PCOS and without PCOS (46% vs. 35%) were obese > 30.
Conclusion
Psychological morbidity is the increasing problem of PCOS in infertile women in Hyderabad. It causes momentous psychological impacts on quality of life of infertile women. As a result, they feel not in control of the disease, do not accept their physical appearance, and feel hopelessness and low self-esteem. So, following a healthy lifestyle with a healthy balanced diet, regular physical activity, and weight loss before treatment, can manage the severity of the syndrome, handle troublesome symptoms of the disease, and improve quality of life and self-worth