Global Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Treatment Market Size

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment Market Analysis

The polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) treatment market is expected to register a growth rate of 5.2% over the forecast period., 2022-2027.

The outbreak of COVID-19 had a significant impact on the healthcare industry. The polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) treatment market is not immune to the effects of the pandemic, which had ramifications for many surgical procedures, including laparoscopic ovarian drilling. Various governments' imposition of lockdown and social distancing restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak resulted in the suspension of various operations, supply chain disruptions, stifling business growth, and the suspension of new developments, all of which negatively impacted the market. Moreover, according to the study titled 'Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and COVID-19: an overlooked female patient population at potentially higher risk during the COVID-19 pandemic' published in the BMC Medicine in July 2020, Women with PCOS and other key risk factors for poor COVID-19 clinical outcomes suggest that this common female patient population may be at higher risk than expected if infected with SARS-CoV-2. Thus, the polycystic ovarian syndrome market was significantly impacted by COVID-19.

PCOS is a common hormonal endocrine disorder that affects women of childbearing age (15 to 49 years). According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) May 2022, PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility. Also, as per a study titled 'The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Its Phenotypes and Cardio-Metabolic Features in a Community Sample of Iranian Population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study,' published in the Frontier in Endocrinology in March 2022, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, affecting 6-12% of them.

The increasing burden of PCOS and the unavailability of targeted therapy for PCOS in the market create a need to develop treatment therapies. The players in the market are currently focusing on the unmet market need and on strengthening their pipelines to leverage the opportunities; the commercialization of these robust pipelines is expected to propel market growth. For instance, in January 2020, Abbvie was working on a clinical trial for the chemical Elagolix, which was being evaluated for safety and efficacy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Elagolix's safety and efficacy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome are currently being evaluated in Phase 2 multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study (PCOS). Such developments are expected to boost the market over the forecast period.

Also, there have been several initiatives by private and government firms to increase awareness about the disease, which is also expected to drive the market. For instance, in June 2020, the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases funded a study on 'Distinct subtypes of polycystic ovary syndrome with novel genetic associations: An unsupervised, phenotypic clustering analysis' and reported that polycystic ovary syndrome might have at least two different subtypes.

However, the side effects of symptomatic treatment drugs and the lack of approved drugs directly targeting PCOS disease drugs act as among the major restraints to the PCOS treatment market.