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The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychosocial correlates of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PCOS<\/jats:styled-content> and other hyperandrogenic states in a population of late adolescent and young females and to provide a psychological characterization of specific clinical hyperandrogenic phenotypes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a cross\u2010sectional study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Patients<\/jats:title><jats:p>High school female students, aged 16\u201319\u00a0years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study protocol was designed with three possible levels of participation characterized by an increased level of commitment. For the specific purposes of this investigation, we focused on the subsamples of students whose clinical state was assessed by medical examination (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0835) and for whom additional laboratory tests were available (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0394). Psychological evaluation encompassed psychological distress, levels of stress, well\u2010being, illness behaviour and quality of life (as measured by the <jats:italic>Symptom Questionnaire<\/jats:italic>, the <jats:italic>Psychosocial Index<\/jats:italic> and the <jats:italic>Psychological Well\u2010Being scales<\/jats:italic>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Significantly higher levels of psychological distress and impaired well\u2010being and quality of life were found among late adolescent and young women with isolated clinical hyperandrogenism compared to their normal counterparts. 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