Reply: Incorporating qualitative approaches is the path to adequate understanding of the psychosocial impact of polycystic ovary syndrome [5]

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2724-2725

  Elsenbruch, Sigrid ^a   Benson, Sven ^a   Hahn, Susanne ^b   Janssen, Onno E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Endokrinologikum Ruhr   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33749601697     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del240     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Elsenbruch S, Hahn S, Kowalsky D, Offner AH, Schedlowski M, Mann K and Janssen OE (2003) Quality of life, psychosocial well-being, and sexual satisfaction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88,5801-5807.
2. Hahn S, Janssen OE, Tan S, Pleger K, Mann K, Schedlowski M, Kimmig R, Benson S, Balamitsa E and Elsenbruch S (2005) Clinical and psychological correlates of quality-of-life in polycystic ovary syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 153,853-860.
3. Hahn S, Benson S, Elsenbruch S, Pleger K, Tan S, Mann K, Schedlowski M, van Halteren WB, Kimmig R and Janssen OE (2006) Metformin treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome improves health-related quality-of-life, emotional distress and sexuality. Hum Reprod March 20 (Epub ahead of print).