"At present, a large number of clinical studies have confirmed that acupuncture could improve many symptoms in patients with PCOS. These symptoms include chronic and continuous anovulation, hyperandrogenemia, insulin resistance, negative emotion, glucose and lipid metabolism dysfunction, etc. The effect of acupuncture may be induced by stimulating muscle conduction and chemical signals to induce the central release of key factors through sympathetic nerve conduction and then regulating the female reproductive axis. The selection of acupoints and EA frequency may also impact the therapeutic effect, which needs to be verified by more studies."

excerpt taken from study, Underlying mechanisms of acupuncture therapy on polycystic ovary syndrome: Evidences from animal and clinical studies