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Quality of life in patients having hirsutism

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Author	Gaber, Mohamed A. E. El-Sayed, Sara A.
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	Background Women with hirsutism have social phobia, insecurity about interpersonal relationships, shattered confidence, and profound psychological sequelae. Patients and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 200 female patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years, having hirsutism, with a Ferriman and Gallwey scores (F-G scores) greater than 6, (moderate: F-G score 8–15 and severe: F-G score 16–36), with normal or irregular menstruation, with or without polycystic ovarian disease, and normal/abnormal hormone profiles. Demographic characteristics like name, age, marital status, and address; severity of hirsutism; and F-G scores of hirsutism were recorded. Results The study showed that 78.0% of cases had a large effect on QoL (DLQI score was 11–20), 21.5% had a very large effect (DLQI score was 21–30), and only 0.5% had a moderate effect (DLQI score was 6–10). There was no significant difference in DLQI between different F-G scale of hirsutism (P = 0.741). There was a nonsignificant negative correlation between DLQI and F-G scale (P = 0.872) and between BMI and F-G scale (P = 0.747). Conclusion Hirsutism had potent effect on the QoL of Egyptian women with marked negative effect on personality, daily activities, and interpersonal relationships.
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ISSN	11102098
DOI	10.4103/mmj.mmj_328_19
Journal	Menoufia Medical Journal
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	34
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Female Ferriman and Gallwey Scores Hirsutism Life Psychological Quality Sequelae Menoufia Medical Journal, Volume 34, Issue 2
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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