ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the concentration of monoamine neurotransmitter in serum and psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depression in infertility patients with and without PCOS(No-PCOS),and the relationship between them.Methods:30 infertility with PCOS were selected as experimental group(EG) and 30 infertility patients without PCOS as control group(CG).They were administered Symptom Checklist(SCL-90).Their monoamine neurotransmitter in serum were determined including norepinephrine(NE),3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol(MHPG),5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT),5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(5-HIAA),dopamine(DA),homovanillic acid(HVA) and dihydroxy-phenyl acetic acid(DOPAC).Results:The findings indicated that the scores in anxiety and depression subscales of SCL-90 were significantly higher in the PCOS group than those in the No-PCOS(P