Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In The Western Dynamic And Progress

PCOS is a refractory commonly encountered disease in gynecologic endocrine clinic. There is no record of "PCOS" in TCM, but its pathogenesis usually due to the dysfunction of liver spleen and kidney, its therapeutic methods include syndrome differentiation and treatment disease differentiation and treatment herbal therapy on artificial menstrual cycle combined treatment of TCM and western medicine acupuncture and moxibustion and external therapy. Meanwhile some related theories experiments and clinic research are available. In western medicine, pathophysiological change of PCOS is so complicated that its mechanism is still unclear, but certain studies have reached the levels of hormone protein enzyme receptor, and its treatment focuses on promoting ovulation and fertilization, regulating menstruation, relieving hirsutism and fatness, and balancing endocrine. This paper provides a comprehensive report on the accomplishment of TCM and western medicine on treating PCOS in last 20 years, gives the comprehension of its mechanism and clinical experience of Professor wu, and some problems and notices for PCOS research.