scholarly journals A comparison of the manifestation of psychopathic traits between women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Fido ◽  
Sophie Williams
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Data File ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Hormone Levels ◽  
Callous Affect

One popular school of thought posits that the development of both psychopathicpersonality and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be underpinned, at least in part, byin utero elevations of testosterone. Although there is a large body of literature delineatingthe relationship between increased testosterone and the presence of psychopathic traits,psychopathic traits in women with PCOS has not been previously explored. In the currentstudy, we compared self-reported psychopathic traits between 82 women with PCOS and 85women without PCOS. Results showed that women with and without PCOS did not differ onmeasures of interpersonal manipulation, callous affect, erratic lifestyle, or anti-socialbehaviour. Our findings offer opposing evidence to the proposed relationship betweentestosterone and psychopathy, and are interpreted in the context of measurementlimitations in PCOS as well as the absence of accurate indices of hormone levels. Results ofthis study will likely inform research into psychopathy in the general population and conveymeaningful knowledge and impact for patients living with, and practitioners working withPCOS. The data file and pre-print of this paper is available here:https://osf.io/54g9n/?view_only=be718f9a551d4a2fbb75a554e4108268

scholarly journals A comparison of the manifestation of psychopathic traits between women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Fido ◽  
Sophie Williams
Keyword(s):  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Null Results ◽  
Callous Affect

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) impacts 5-10% of women of reproductive age and is characterized by increased testosterone, psychological distress, and dampened affect. However, little research exists into wider personality traits associated with increased testosterone, such as psychopathy. As such, psychopathic traits in a community sample of women with (n=82) and without (n=85) PCOS were compared using MANOVA. No group differences were found in any facet of psychopathy (interpersonal manipulation, callous affect, erratic lifestyle, anti-social behavior). The null results reported here increase our knowledge pertaining to personality in women with PCOS, particularly with relation to historically-deviant personalities, such as psychopathy.

Polycystic ovary syndrome: relationship between insulin sensitivity, sex hormone levels and ovarian stromal blood flow

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Loverro ◽  
M. Vicino ◽  
F. Lorusso ◽  
A. Vimercati ◽  
P. Greco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Sex Hormone ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Hormone Levels

scholarly journals Adjusting antimüllerian hormone levels for age and body mass index improves detection of polycystic ovary syndrome

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 876-884.e2
Author(s):  
Glenn E. Palomaki ◽  
Bhanu Kalra ◽  
Tanya Kumar ◽  
Amita S. Patel ◽  
Gopal Savjani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Hormone Levels ◽  
Antimullerian Hormone ◽  
Antimüllerian Hormone
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