Acupuncture treatment for menstrual disorder in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

INTERVENTION: Body Acupuncture on selected body acupuncture points to be administered once a week for 12 weeks duration. Each acupuncture session lasts for 20 minutes. Principal acupuncture points used include R3, R4, EX‐CA‐18, SP6, ST 36. CONDITION: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PRIMARY OUTCOME: Return of Menstruation at the conclusion of the treatment period. It will be assessed by participating women's information while filling in the questionnaires. Patients will be followed up once a month for 3 months after treatment. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Improved Luteinizing Hormone : Follicle Stimulating Hormone Ratio ; Reduce Androgenic hormone concentration. This will be evaluated by a series of blood tests throughout the study INCLUSION CRITERIA: Rottendam Consensus on PCOS: Any patient with the presence of 2 out of 3 criteria as listed below will be considered as having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: 1, Oligo/anovulation; 2, hyperandrogenaemia; 3, polycystic ovaries