• Yılda Arzu Aba and Bulat Aytek Şik.
• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing - Balıkesir, Turkey.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2022 Sep 1; 68 (9): 1264-1269.

ObjectivesThe study aimed to determine the impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on women's body image and sexual function.MethodsIn this case-control study, 97 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 95 healthy women were interviewed in a hospital using the Personal Information Form, Body Image Scale, and Female Sexual Function Index.ResultsThe total score of body image of women in the polycystic ovary syndrome group was found to be 132.11±19.44 and it was 133.35±21 in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). In this study, 74.23% of the women with polycystic ovary syndrome (+) experienced sexual dysfunction. Sex drive, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and averages of pain subscales and female sexual function index total score were found to be significantly lower in the polycystic ovary syndrome group than in the control group (p<0.05).ConclusionThe findings suggest a difference between women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy women in terms of sexual function, while body image was similar in both groups. Our data suggest that the polycystic ovary syndrome has a negative effect on the sexuality.

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