The relationship between affective disorders and hormonal and metabolic parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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Nilgün Güdücü 1 * , Uzay Görmüş, Başak Özge Kayan, Zehra Neşe Kavak, İlkkan Dünder
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1 İstanbul Bilim Unıversity, Avrupa Hospital, Dept. Obstetrics&Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Objective: To understand the relationship among affec­tive disorders and hormonal and biochemical parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods: Women with PCOS (n=15) were compared to body mass index and age matched control group (n=19). Beck Depression Inventory and Stait Trait Anxiety Inven­tory were used to assess the presence of depression and anxiety symptoms.
Results: Depression and anxiety scores of women with PCOS correlated with free testosterone levels. Their anxi­ety scores correlated with HDL and lipoprotein-a (Lp-a), an independent marker for increased cardiovascular dis­ease. In the control group anxiety score correlated with interleukin-1β.
Conclusion: There was a relationship between increased androgens and affective disorders in women with PCOS. The correlation between Lp-a and anxiety scores may be the link between affective disorders and cardiovas­cular diseases. A different mechanism may play role in the pathophysiology of affective disorders in women with PCOS.

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Article Type: Research Article

J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2013, 13-19

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2013.01.0227

Publication date: 14 Mar 2013

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