Self-Reported Psychopathological Symptoms in Young Females with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Findings from a Cross-sectional Study
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The sexual identity and self-esteem of women is closely linked with their reproductive capability. This relationship is reinforced by social expectations concerning the female role [1]. The feeling of incapacity to fulfill their socially accepted function, which encompasses menstruation, sexual relations and motherhood, is seriously damaging to the self-image of females. Disfiguring gynaecological disorders may be experienced as a loss, which generates intense stress [2].
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