Experiences of Young Women with PCOS: A Qualitative Study

Bhawna   Devi; Nirupuma  Yadav

Bhawna Devi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Lady Shree Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Nirupuma Yadav Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Keywords: PCOS, Bio-Psychosocial Model, Health Psychology

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a noteworthy medical issue alluded to as a standout amongst the most widely recognized endocrine disorders in women of reproductive and conceptive age, yet is a condition that is open to a great extent uninformed of and that health care service providers don't appear to completely get it. Though PCOS has its roots in the biological factor it is also important to understand the psychological and social perspective. Thus the present paper has attempted using bio-psychosocial model to explain the aspects of PCOS to understand its essential features, which may occur overtime. Therefore, this perspective is essential to understanding to what extent PCOS is affected by physical, social and psychological attributes. It is becoming increasingly clear that PCOS is now so prevalent and found to be associated with several aspects of mental health and psychological wellbeing, including mood disorders like depression and anxiety, eating disorders, self-esteem issues, body dissatisfaction with physical appearance. Therefore, in order to understand the relevance of the psychosocial factors contributing in the behavioural or lifestyle changes of young women suffering with PCOS a focused group discussion was conducted with an aim to qualitatively assess the psychosocial factors and lifestyle changes of women diagnosed with PCOS over a span of time with the aim to study by exploring and understanding the psychosocial experiences of young women with PCOS.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2581.5822.202604

How to cite this article:
Devi B, Yadav N. Experiences of Young Women with PCOS: A Qualitative Study. J Adv Res Psychol Psychother. 2026; 9(1&2): 12-22.

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