Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:768-771
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
Polysymptomatic complaints and Briquet's syndrome in polycystic ovary disease
H Orenstein, MA Raskind, D Wyllie, WH Raskind and MR Soules
To test the hypothesis that there is an association between polycystic
ovary disease and Briquet's syndrome, the authors administered a health
questionnaire to infertile women with polycystic ovary disease, infertile
women with tubal disease, and normal women. The patients with polycystic
ovary disease endorsed significantly more physical and psychological
complaints than either control group. Structured interviews revealed that
five of the 39 (13%) met diagnostic criteria for definite or probable
Briquet's syndrome. This study gives support to an association between
polysymptomatic complaints, Briquet's syndrome, and polycystic ovary
disease.
