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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-2953</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Endocrinología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Endocrinol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-2953</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1561-29532022000200003</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de ovario poliquístico y calidad de vida]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Polycystic ovary syndrome and quality of life]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ovies Carballo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gisel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Monteagudo Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gilda]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Alzugaray]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología (INEN) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El síndrome de ovario poliquístico es la endocrinopatía más frecuente que afecta la mujer en la etapa reproductiva. Se ha investigado mucho en lo que concierne a su fisiopatología y criterios diagnósticos. Sin embargo, existen evidencias de que las mujeres que padecen el síndrome tienen mayor afectación en su calidad de vida. El tema ha sido poco abordado en general y en Cuba no existen estudios al respecto.  Objetivo:  Identificar las evidencias científicas que amplíen el conocimiento acerca del efecto del síndrome de ovario poliquístico en la calidad de vida.  Métodos:  Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre la calidad de vida en mujeres con diagnóstico de síndrome de ovario poliquístico. La búsqueda se realizó en las bases de datos electrónicas Google Scholar, Pubmed Central y SCIELO Regional, a las cuales se accedió por medio del buscador web de Google. Se revisaron artículos completos, relacionados con estudios observacionales, prospectivos, artículos de revisión, revisiones sistemáticas y metaanálisis publicados fundamentalmente entre 2000 y 2020.  Conclusiones:  La presente revisión pone en evidencia que el síndrome de ovario poliquístico es una condición que por la variedad de manifestaciones clínicas que lo caracterizan conlleva a un deterioro de la calidad de vida de las mujeres que la padecen. Una intervención terapéutica en cada una de ellas resulta beneficiosa para elevar el bienestar físico y psicológico y como resultado de la calidad de vida.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrinopathy affecting women in the reproductive stage. Much research has been done regarding its pathophysiology and diagnostic criteria. However, there is evidence that women who suffer from the syndrome have greater negative effects in their quality of life. The subject has not been amply approached in general and there are no studies on the subject in Cuba.  Objective:  To identify the scientific evidence that broadens knowledge about the effect of polycystic ovary syndrome on quality of life.  Methods:  A bibliographic review was carried out on the quality of life in women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The search was performed in the electronic databases Google Scholar, Pubmed central and SCIELO Regional, which were accessed through the Google web search engine. Full articles related to observational studies, prospective studies, review articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, published mainly between 2000 and 2020, were reviewed.  Conclusions:  The present review highlights that PCOS is a condition that, due to the variety of clinical manifestations that characterize it, leads to a deterioration in the quality of life of women who suffer from it. A therapeutic intervention in each of them is beneficial to improve physical and psychological well-being and as a result, quality of life.]]></p></abstract>
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