Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder affecting about 5 to 10% of women of reproductive age. Earlier PCOS is known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome. The patients are mostly 15 to 45 years of age.  The  National Health Service UK estimates that 1 in every 5 women has polycystic ovaries, but most of them have no symptoms. The etiology for PCOS is uncertain but there is a strong evidence that it is a genetic disease. Polycystic ovaries are when the ovaries have a collection of little cysts that look like beads around their edge.  The cysts do not cause any real problem, but they could be a sign of something else that is wrong.

What are Symptoms ?
Menstrual disorders like delayed menses, profuse menstruation, absence of menses for months.
Obesity  .
Insulin resistance.
High levels of masculinizing hormones.
Hair on body.
Skin thickening and dark patches.
Hair loss on scalp and alopecia like male baldness.
Irritability and laziness. Moods changing.
Acne.
Pelvic pain.

What are the Causes?
Hormone levels play a key role.
Insulin resistance leads to higher levels of blood insulin, which in turn makes the ovaries produce too much testosterone hormone.
Obesity causes PCOS.
High testosterone.
High luteinzing (LH).
Low SHBG.
High prolactin level.
Genetic factors.
Smoking and Alcohol
Life styles and anxious and worried life. And Other psychological factors. The hormonal imbalance is directly related to the psychological factors.

What are the Risk factors?
Risk of developing type 2 Diabetes.
High levels of Cholesterol in blood.
Risk of Heart diseases.
Infertility.

What are the Investigations?
Ultrascan examination.
Investigation of Hormones levels.

Hormones treatment:
Hormones treatment is the common treatment in PCOS and addressing the associated problems.
But it has its own risk factors and the rate of success is not much.

Why Homeopathy?
Homeopathy treatment has much scope in treating this PCOS and very good success rate.  Homeopathy treatment address the root causes and treats this disorder.