Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is of clinical and public health importance as it is very common in today’s era affecting women of reproductive age group. It has significant and diverse clinical implications including reproductive (infertility, hyperandrogenism, hirsutism), metabolic (insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adverse cardiovascular risk profiles) and psychological features (increased anxiety, depression and worsened quality of life).

Another commonest ovarian disorder is ovarian cyst. The treatment of an ovarian cyst relies on its nature, and accurate preoperative discrimination of benign and malignant cysts is therefore of crucial importance.

In a regular Homoeopathic OPD the physician today encounter these two cases frequently. Most of the patients visiting with these disorders opt for Homoeopathy as an alternative treatment option to revert surgical procedures, or after failed hormonal therapies.

Homoeopathic management should focus on education, addressing psychological factors and strongly emphasizing healthy lifestyle with targeted medical therapy as required. The present article discusses on various aspects of these ovarian disorders. Cases of Ovarian disorders which were successfully treated with homoeopathic medicines by the author are reported here.

Dr. Smita BrahmachariM.O., Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of NCT Delhi.