August 26th, 2009
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August 13th, 2009
Modern lifestyles that include poor nutrition, smoking, unmanageble stress and other factors are said to be behind a new figure stating that 25 per cent of married couples in Kolkata, India are now infertile. And, environmental polution is said to influence the sperm quality of many married men, reports an article in The Times of India.
A related article, also in this newspaper, quotes doctors as saying that 60 per cent of their female patients have PCOS.
As Western habits and lifestyles are adopted by burgeoning countries such as India, a more prosperous economy always seems to include the negative sides. Sad.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/kolkata-/25-city-couples-infertile-SurveyJhimli/articleshow/4887752.cms
May 12th, 2009
Not that any of us are surprised…..Reuters recently covered a report that appears in the journal Fertility & Sterility stating that mood disorders are more common in women with PCOS than originally thought.
The article’s about a follow up to previous research undertaken by Dr. Anuja Dokras at the University of Pennsylvania, USA to determine whether mood disorders are persistent and to identify new cases.
The original study found high rates of depression (35 percent) among women with PCOS – significantly higher than the comparison subjects (10.7 percent).
In the recent study, 22 months after the original, 60 out of the initial 103 women participated. Results showed that the prevalence of depression has increased to 40 percent; new cases of depression in the group totaled 11; and of the 20 women identified with depression in the first study, five still had the disorder in spite of ongoing treatment.
Among other recommendations, the doctors suggested that women with PCOS should be accessed for mental disorders as part of their initial evaluation by physicians.
An excellent idea and not before time. Here is the link to the article from Reuters:
http://www.leaderpost.com/Health/Mood+disorders+common+polycystic+ovary+syndrome/1261976/story.html
Catherine L, Editor – PCOS Support Blog
February 8th, 2009
Kat Carney, the #1 Soulcyster and founder of www.soulcysters.net covers a research article on the prevalence of mood disorders among women with PCOS that appears in the January 2009 issue of Fertility and Sterility. It’s very positive that greater attention is being focused on these serious PCOS side effects – Catherine, PCOS Support blog Editor
By Kat Carney
www.soulcysters.net
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome is high and warrants routine screening and aggressive treatment, investigators report in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
In a previous study, Dr. Anuja Dokras, at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues identified high rates of depression (35 percent) among women with PCOS, substantially higher than the 10.7 percent rate among the comparison subjects. The current report is a follow-up to that study to determine the persistence of mood disorders and the incidence of new mood disorders.
Sixty of the original 103 women participated in the second survey, conducted an average of 22 months after the first survey.
The prevalence of depression increased to 40 percent. Fifteen percent had panic syndrome or other anxiety disorder, and 23 percent had binge-eating disorder. Fifty-seven percent (34) of the study subjects were affected by at least one mental health disorder.
The authors note that there were 11 new cases of depression. Of the 20 subjects diagnosed with depression at the early assessment, 5 (25 percent) still had major depressive disorder, despite ongoing treatment.
“The high prevalence rate of depression and persistence of new cases in this population suggests that initial evaluation of all women with PCOS should also include assessment of mental health disorders,” Dokras and associates advise.
They recommend that physicians administer the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Health Questionnaire (PRIME-MD PHQ) to their PCOS patients because it screens for eating disorders and anxiety, as well as depression.
They also suggest that patients be referred to dermatology and for weight loss counseling, since hirsutism, acne, and excess weight associated with PCOS may contribute to the emotional problems.
SOURCE: Fertility and Sterility, January 2009.
http://www.soulcysters.net/mood-disorders-common-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-270599/
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http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/PCOS-and-Mood-Swings.php
