Onm-1: Self-Confidence in Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) as other chronic diseases causes dependence and decreasing body control. It also causes unworthy unsafely, negative suggestions and decreasing of Self-confidence. The aim of this comparative study was comparing Selfconfidence in woman with and without PCOS according to their ages. Materials and Methods: This comparative study conducted between 100 women with and 300 women without PCOS in Tehran, 2013. For analyzing the data SPSS (version16) software was used. Results: This study showed the most women in two groups (98 percent in PCOS and 93 percent in non-PCOS) had average selfconfidence with score 15-25. None of women in PCOS group and 6.7 percent of non-PCOS women had high self-confidence (score>25). There was a significant difference between two groups in term of self-confidence level (p<0.001). Conclusion: Impaired self-confidence among PCOS in comparison with non-PCOS women shows need to an urgent attention to psychological issues more than ever.