Objective To explore the status of women’s quality of life and analyze risk factors related diminished ovarian reserve (DOR).
Methods We applied the method of convenient sampling to investigate 61 patients with DOR (DOR group) and 60 women with normal ovarian reserve function (control group) who visited a reproductive centre of a Triple-A hospital from February to May 2013, using a questionnaire which included basic information table, Menopausal Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL) and SF-36 Health Survey for quality of life, and Kupperman Index Scale (KI) for the degree of clinical symptoms. Then, statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0 software.
Results Compared with the control group (43.60±16.82), the level of women’s quality of life in the DOR group (73.42±24.15) was significantly lower (P lt;0.01), while the degree of clinical symptoms was significantly higher (P lt;0.01). There were positive associations between quality of life and degree of clinical symptoms. The risk factors related to DOR were various such as age, weight, quality of sleep, menstrual disorders, number of abortion, age of the first pregnancy, gynecologic surgery, economic income, education, family relationship, unsatisfactory sexual life, and psychological factors.
Conclusion In order to improve women’s quality of life, effective treatment should be conducted to relieve clinical symptoms of women with DOR. Good life style, harmonious family relationship, healthy mind and avoiding the risk factors, which could effectively help the prevention and treatment of the disease.
Citation： YANG Lan,WANG Aihua,FAN Qianqian,LIU Yulan,ZHANG Yuanyuan. Analysis of Women’s Quality of Life and Risk Factors Related to Diminished Ovarian Reserve. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2013, 13(11): 1294-1297. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20130222 Copy