Relationship Between Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders (1) with multiple reproductive, hormonal and metabolic complexities determined as ovarian dysfunction and clinical or biochemical symptoms of hyperandrogenism and sonographic appearance of polycystic ovaries (2). Women with PCOS are at high risk of fertility problems, such as infertility, endometrial cancer, late menopause (3), and also metabolic disorders, such as dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases (4). The main cause of this disorder is still unknown and researchers believe that there is no cure for this syndrome and available treatments just aim to improve its symptoms (5).