[Professor SHI Yin's experience of staging, classification and sorting method for polycystic ovary syndrome]

The clinical experience of professor SHI Yin for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was summarized. According to the main pathogenesis of PCOS, the tonifying kidney should be taken as essence with synchronous treatment on liver, spleen and heart, presenting staging, classification and sorting method for PCOS. In the staging method, the regulation on follicle development should be taken as treatment core to comply with the rules of yin and yang. A four-stage method was proposed, where "regulating method" was suitable in menstrual period, "tonifying method" in follicular phase;"dredging method" in ovulatory period and "adjustment and tonifying " in luteal phase. In the classification and sorting method, attention was paid on individualized treatment, and treatment was based on fat type, thin type and non-fat type as well as childbearing. Besides, psychological counseling and life adjustment for patient was essential, and the unity of body and mind could enhance curative effect.