Objectives To examine health-related quality of life (HRQL) in adolescents with polycystic
ovary syndrome (PCOS), compared with healthy adolescents, and to determine whether
clinically observed or self-perceived severity of illness affects their HRQL. Design and
Setting Cross-sectional study of female adolescents conducted at an urban, hospital-based
adolescent medicine clinical practice. Participants Ninety-seven adolescent patients with
PCOS and 186 healthy patients who were seen for care between October 15, 1999, and …

Quality of life (QoL) is an important aspect of health and well‐being. QoL is reduced in
women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but there is limited data in adolescents. This
review aimed to assess studies regarding the QoL of adolescent girls with PCOS. Five
databases were searched for relevant studies. Studies were included if they were conducted
in adolescent girls with PCOS, aged 12–22 years old, and used a questionnaire to measure
QoL. The search identified a total of 254 studies, and after exclusions, 11 relevant studies …