Combined oral contraceptive pill compared with no medical treatment in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review.

Results show that COCP benefit cycle regulation, but other benefits or potential adverse effects were only identified with very low certainty of evidence. The COCP is frontline medical treatment in PCOS, but this is still based on established efficacy in the broader general population. Our results show that research in PCOS is seriously lacking and should be prioritised to capture core reproductive, metabolic and psychological outcomes important in PCOS. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.