Quality of Life of Millenial with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Abstract

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder associated with an abnormal overproduction of androgen that has been the topmost endocrine disorder across the globe. The study aimed to introduce knowledge, findings and evaluate on how PCOS affected the quality of life of millennial women residing in Dapitan City province of Zamboanga del Norte. The objectives of the study were to know the demographic profile of the certified respondents in terms of marital status and number of children, to assess the quality of life of millennial women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and lastly to test if there is a significant difference in the quality of life of millennial with PCOS when data is analyzed in terms of marital status and number of children. Quantitative method with cross-sectional descriptive approach was used in the study to quantify the data gathered and analyzed the result from the qualified respondents. The research study was conducted in Dapitan City province of Zamboanga del Norte, Northwestern coast of the island Mindanao with a total of thirty-two respondents for two weeks of data collection following the inclusion of criterion in selecting the respondents. The researchers have used the Qouta Sampling to primarily focus on one particular group of people that represents as the population of the study. The study adopted a questionnaire from the study Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Quality of Life Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation which were validated by William et al., (2018) with the overall crohnbach alpha result of α=.95. Frequency count and percentage, chi-square probability, and Kruskal Wallis test were used to treat the data statistically. The respondents with partner experienced accounted to 75 percent with about 66 percent living with no children. In addition, millennial women with polycystic ovarian syndrome were living desperately. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the quality of life of millennial women with PCOS when analyzed by marital status and number of children. The researchers have concluded that majority of millennial women with Polycystic ovarian syndrome were able to have and experienced partners but were not able to conceive child. The quality of life of millennial women with polycystic ovarian syndrome were affected negatively that resulted to experienced desperate living. Marital status and number of children do not matter in the quality of life experienced by millennial women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Women diagnosed of PCOS should have regular medical check-up for blood test, androgen level, and ultrasound as required for fertility test. In addition, women with PCOS should seek medical practitioner for advices and therapeutic counselling. Thus, women with PCOS regardless of marital status and number of children should attend complete medical check-up and follow medication prescribed by the attending physician.