Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Diagnosed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women Receiving Ambulatory Care

Abstract

ELISA kit, Abcam). Patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), which includes domains for desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain, at study initiation and at 6 months. Pearson correlation was used to determine associations between total Vit D levels, BDI, and FSFI scores and paired T-Tests were used to determine change over time.RESULTS: Forty-seven women were initially evaluated; 5 were excluded with severe depression.

Emotional and psychosexual well‐being is influenced by ethnicity and birthplace in women and individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in the UK and India

“…Women with PCOS present with a range of reproductive, psychological or metabolic symptoms; however, women of South Asian origin disproportionately suffer more symptoms than any other ethnic group 5,8–10 . Current literature highlights ethnic differences in the clinical manifestation of PCOS, with the proposal that women of non‐white ethnicity require different PCOS diagnostic criteria and need a specialised tailored approach to tackling the complex genetic and environmental factors related to ethnicity, linked with obesity and associated metabolic conditions seen in different ethnic groups 6,7,11–13 . However, these works have been limited to studies on women and individuals in high‐income countries.…”

“… 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 Current literature highlights ethnic differences in the clinical manifestation of PCOS, with the proposal that women of non‐white ethnicity require different PCOS diagnostic criteria and need a specialised tailored approach to tackling the complex genetic and environmental factors related to ethnicity, linked with obesity and associated metabolic conditions seen in different ethnic groups. 6 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 However, these works have been limited to studies on women and individuals in high‐income countries. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have compared this difference across geographical borders, especially from low‐ and middle‐income countries.…”