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Original Article
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;54(11):666-673. Published online November 1, 2011.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.11.666
- Personality types of Korean reproductive women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Shin Hye Chung, Je Yeon Lee, Kyung Ah Jeong, Hye Sun Chung, Eun Ju Lee, Ju Young Lee, Hye Won Chung
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ogjeong@ewha.ac.kr
2Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health, Cheongwon, Korea.
- Abstract
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The aim of this study was to compare personality types between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients and women with normal menstrual cycle. METHODS: A total of 2,311 Korean women aged 15-39 was recruited. After initial screening, 131 women were excluded who had polarity index under 45. The study subjects were divided into PCOS patients (n=833) and women with normal menstrual cycle (n=1,347). Self-administered questionnaire surveys, somatometry, blood test and transvaginal or transrectal ultrasound test were performed. By using Myers-Briggs Types Indicator (MBTI) personality types including characteristic index, function and temperament were also assessed. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the frequency of personality types between the patient and control groups. Among 16 MBTI subtypes, the extraversion-sensing-thinking-judgement type was the most common in both groups, 25.69% in PCOS patients and 24.51% in control group. In analysis of the judgement-perception index, the perceiving type was predominant in PCOS patients (30.73%) than control group (25.09%) with a statistical significance (P=0.013). The average testosterone level in women with the extroversion type was 53.43 +/- 20.13 ng/dL, which was significantly higher than women with the introversion type (51.58 +/- 18.60 ng/dL). CONCLUSION: Higher frequency of the perception type is typical feature in PCOS patients. Hyperandrogenism is closely related to the extroversion type of personality.
Keywords :Polycystic ovary syndrome;Personality;Hyperandrogenism
