Correlation between Selected Clinical Symptoms and Severity of Aggression, Impulsiveness and Their Selected Behavioral Manifestations in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotype A
Aleksandra Barabasz-Gembczyk,
Wojciech Mędrala,
Patryk Rodek,
Barbara Alli-Balogun,
Jan Chrobak,
Marlena Cwynar,
Dominika Sikora,
Mariusz Wójtowicz,
Grzegorz Franik,
Paweł Madej,
Krzysztof Kucia
Affiliations
Aleksandra Barabasz-Gembczyk
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Wojciech Mędrala
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Patryk Rodek
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Barbara Alli-Balogun
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Jan Chrobak
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Marlena Cwynar
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Dominika Sikora
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Mariusz Wójtowicz
Department of Gynecological and Obstetrics Women’s and Child Health Center, Medical University of Silesia, 41-803 Zabrze, Poland
Grzegorz Franik
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Paweł Madej
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Krzysztof Kucia
Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Previous studies on aggressiveness and impulsiveness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are ambiguous. Furthermore, no biochemical or clinical factors related to these variables have been definitively confirmed. The aim of the study was to clarify whether, in women with phenotype A of PCOS, variables such as body mass index and clinical and biochemical hyperandrogenism have an impact on either the intensity of impulsivity or aggression or on other selected behavioral manifestations of these variables. The study included 95 patients diagnosed with PCOS phenotype A. The criterion for recruitment into the study group and the control group was body mass index. The study was conducted with the use of a closed-format questionnaire and calibrated clinical scales. Higher body mass index (BMI) values in women with PCOS phenotype A are associated with poor eating habits. The severity of impulsivity and aggression syndrome, as well as the tendency to engage in risky sexual behavior and patterns of alcohol consumption among patients diagnosed with PCOS phenotype A, are not dependent on BMI. The severity of impulsiveness and the syndrome of aggression in women with phenotype A PCOS are not associated with clinical symptoms of hyperandrogenism or with androgen levels.
