Abstract
Objective: Evaluate women’s qualit of life (QL) with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS) in two health basic unity (HBU) in Montes Claros city, Minas Gerais state. Methods: A descriptive search, transversal and quantitative, made with 38 women with PCOS assisted in two HBU, through a Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Health Related-Quality of Life Questionnaire (PCOSQ – polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire) and Sociodemographic Questionnaire, elaborete just for this study. Results: The sample was composed for young women (63,2%) single (50%), brown (68,4%), with complete high school (44,7%), non etilist (78,9%) and non smoker (100%). On domains analyzed, weight problems, hair and menstrual disorders, they formed as manifestations of syndrome with max impacto on LQ of women evaluated, being that the majority don’t have self-awareness of you own condition. Conclusion: The women with PCOS have a heterogeneity of manifestation, being worrisome the lack of their self-awareness. This study strenghthens the idea that the approach of patients shuld aim at raising awareness, besides being multi-professional, within their particularities and subjectivity, taking into account the demands presented and their impacts on pshycal and emotional well-being.
