Evaluation of the effectiveness of Homoeopathic medicine in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome: A prospective observational study

Objectives:- 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of Homoeopathic medicine in the management of PCOS. 2. To measure changes in quality of life of patient with PCOSQ scale in cases of PCOS. Method:- We collected 45 cases according to our inclusion criteria from Motiwala (National) Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital & peripheral OPDs. Case taking was done on case recording format and was then repertorized using RADAR. Health related quality of life of the patient was assessed using PCOSQ scale. Results:- Our study showed that 40 cases showed improvement whereas 5 cases did not show any improvement. In our study the mean PCOSQ score before study was 92.24 and after study increased to 112.6. On PCOSQ questionnaire 88.88% of patients showed improvement in health-related quality of life and 11.11% of patients did not show any improvement in health-related quality of life. Conclusion:- Hence we conclude that homoeopathic medicines are effective in management of PCOS and in improving the quality of life of PCOS cases.