Acupuncture in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Potential and Challenge

摘要: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder affecting 5–10 % of women reproductive age. Conventional pharmacological therapy surgery are effective but with obvious side effects limited long-term treatment. Therefore, acupuncture therapy, as a complement or alternative to conventional therapies, may be an for PCOS by reducing their symptoms. Experimental, mechanistic trials clearly indicate positive on function. However, lack randomized controlled hinders translation application in treatment PCOS. In this chapter, we summarize diagnostic criteria characters, PCOS-like animal models well possible physiological basis mechanism effect Clinical data from studies experimental observations rat suggest that exerts long-lasting beneficial metabolic, endocrine, neuroendocrine systems.