Jacoline G Heller-Boersma1, Ulrike H Schmidt, D Keith Edmonds. 1. "Scaling Your Mountains" Therapeutic Practice, 11 Gregory St., The Attic Rm., Sandy Bay Holistic Veterinary Centre, Sandy Bay, Hobart, 7005 Tasmania, Australia. scalingyourmountains@bigpond.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Uterovaginal agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome; MRKH) is a congenital nonformation of the vagina and the uterus, but with normal ovaries. OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the psychological impact of this disorder, about which very little is known. METHOD: A group of 66 women with MRKH were compared with 31 control-group women on a range of self-rating scales assessing psychological distress and self-esteem. RESULTS: Women with MRKH had significantly more pathological scores on some of the scales and subscales, such as phobic anxiety and psychoticism (interpersonal alienation), with a similar trend for subscales measuring depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION:MRKH has a lasting negative impact on affected women's level of psychological distress and self-esteem.
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BACKGROUND: Uterovaginal agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome; MRKH) is a congenital nonformation of the vagina and the uterus, but with normal ovaries. OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the psychological impact of this disorder, about which very little is known. METHOD: A group of 66 women with MRKH were compared with 31 control-group women on a range of self-rating scales assessing psychological distress and self-esteem. RESULTS:Women with MRKH had significantly more pathological scores on some of the scales and subscales, such as phobic anxiety and psychoticism (interpersonal alienation), with a similar trend for subscales measuring depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION:MRKH has a lasting negative impact on affected women's level of psychological distress and self-esteem.
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