Stress, Depression, Sexual Function, and Alexithymia in Infertile Females with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study

Authors

  • Seddigheh Esmaelzadeh Infertility and Health Reproductive Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran
  • Sharareh Abedi Firoozjai Infertility and Health Reproductive Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran
  • Theresa Mahouti Infertility and Health Reproductive Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran
  • Zahra Basirat Infertility and Health Reproductive Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran
  • Zahra Geraili Biostatics & Epidemiology Department, Department, , Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran
Abstract:

Objective Infertile females experience some types of distress such as social stress, depression, and sexual dysfunction that may be exacerbated by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The current study aimed at comparing psychological profile of infertile females with and without PCOS in four domains: infertility stress, depression, sexual dysfunction, and alexithymia. MaterialsAndMethods The current case-control study was conducted on 240 infertile females (120 with PCOS and 120 without PCOS) in Fatemeh Azahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center (Babol, Iran) from 2016 to 2017. The following questionnaires were used to collect data: the fertility problem inventory (FPI), the female sexual function index (FSFI), the Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), and the Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20). Results Females with PCOS had higher FPI total scores than the ones without PCOS (120.68±29.42 vs.112.83±30.94). Of the subscales of infertility stress, the mean scores of social stress and rejection of a future lifestyle without a child was higher in females with PCOS than the ones without PCOS (P

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volume 13  issue 3

pages  203- 208

publication date 2019-07-01

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