Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common condition that causes physical and psychological disturbance to the patient. Polycystic ovary syndrome is a complex hormonal disease that affects the entire body and has numerous implications for the general health.Women with this syndrome have all over their life an increased risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus and endometrial cancer.PCOS was first diagnosed in 1935 by Stein – Leventhal.The disorder is probably the most common hormonal abnormality in women in the reproductive age and is considered a leading cause of infertility. Doctors still can often miss or dismiss the diagnosis because they fail to recognise the diverse set of symptoms as being a part of one medical condition.