- Studies have also shown that women with PCOS are likely to have low self-esteem and a sense of loss of womanhood due to their external features which led to sexual dissatisfaction, eating disorder, and QOL.
- Previous studies have suggested that PCOS-related symptom profiles adversely affect HRQoL.
- Domains like disturbed menstruation, weight gain, hirsutism, and infertility put extra burden on the female, altering her self-perception.
- People with PCOS are about 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression than people without PCOS
- Perhaps not surprisingly weight was found to have the worst impact on HRQoL.
- As women with overweight and obesity find it very challenging to reduce or maintain a healthy consistent weight which leads to demotivation in their fitness journey.
- PCOS has been identified as oxidative stress
- PCOSQ is a questionnaire containing 26 questions with 5 domains like emotions, body hair, weight, infertility problem, and menstrual problems.
- Studies suggested that PCOSQ was a reliable and feasible tool to identify areas that can be improved to rejuvenate the HRQoL in PCOS individuals.
- Researchers have found that exercise and yoga help in alleviating mental sickness
- Exercise kicks up the happy hormones and gives one good sleep
- Yoga is a holistic approach that can be employed as a restorative tool to gain harmony between mind and body
- 150 min/week of moderate to vigorous activity is recommended for every adult.
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