Objective  Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with symptoms that affect psychological wellbeing and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). We wished to assess psychological distress and HRQoL among Sri Lankan women with PCOS.
Design  Case–control study.
Setting  Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.
Population  A total of 146 newly diagnosed women with PCOS, according to the Rotterdam criteria, and 170 age‐matched controls recruited from community screening of 3030 eligible women between 15 and 39 years of age.
Methods  World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL‐BREF), validated for Sri Lankans with PCOS and a 30‐item General Health…