self-confidence in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.

objective: to compare self-confidence in woman with and without pcos according to their ages. materials and methods: this comparative study was conducted on 400 women (100 with and 300 without pcos) in clinics of shahid akbar-abadi and firouzgar hospitals, from july 2012 to february 2013. spss-16 used for statistical analysis (spss; spss inc., chicago, il, usa). results: this study showed 98% of pcos and 93% in non-pcos groups had average self-confidence with scores of 15-25. none of women in pcos group and 6.7% of non-pcos group had high self-confidence (score > 25). there was a significant difference between two groups in term of self-confidence level (p < 0.001). there was no significant difference in self-confidence between age group ≤ 30 and age group > 30 in both group, but in pcos group, self-confidence were significantly higher in both age group under 30 (p < 0.0001) and 30 and higher (p < 0.0001). conclusion: impaired self-confidence in pcos groups (under 30 and 30 and higher age groups) in comparison with related value of non-pcos group shows that mental health status in women with pcos requires urgent psychological attention and support.