Polycystic Ovary Syndrome was first identified about 90 years ago. There are still no FDA-approved medications to treat it.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any specific medications for PCOS. Despite growing demand for better treatments, a lack of investment in PCOS research has limited doctors' ability to help their patients. The disease is not explicitly included in the $100 million the Department of Health and Human Services recently announced to research neglected areas of women's health.