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The primary outcome was homeostatic model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR). Secondary outcomes included fasting insulin (FINS), fasting blood glucose (FBG), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), LH\/FSH, antral follicle count (AFC), and ovarian volume (OV). Risk of bias was assessed using Review Manager 5.3, and network meta-analysis with surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) rankings was conducted in Stata 17.0. All outcomes were summarized as mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>53 RCTs involving 4,406 participants and 12 ART regimens (including two combined regimens) were included. Acupoint injection therapy (AIT) and acupuncture plus moxibustion (Acu + Moxi) significantly reduced HOMA-IR (MD = 2.20, 95% CI 0.44-3.96; MD = 1.06, 95% CI 0.28-1.84). AIT, catgut implantation at acupoint (CIAA), and Acu reduced FINS (MD = 7.30, 95% CI 0.83-13.77; MD = 3.11, 95% CI 1.97-4.25; MD = 2.97, 95% CI 1.87-4.06). Acu + Moxi reduced BMI (MD = 5.80, 95% CI 3.38-8.22), and electroacupuncture (EA) reduced WHR (MD = 0.06, 95% CI 0.02-0.09). Laser acupuncture (LA) reduced T and LH (MD = 0.59, 95% CI 0.33-0.85; MD = 3.00, 95% CI 0.47-5.53). For ovarian morphology, warm needle therapy (WNT) and Acu reduced AFC (MD = 4.08, 95% CI 0.63-7.53; MD = 3.06, 95% CI 1.07-5.05), and Acu reduced ovarian volume (OV) (MD = 2.38, 95% CI 0.67-4.08). Overall, Acu ranked among the top interventions across multiple outcomes. Most reported adverse events were non-serious and transient. Adverse-event reporting was limited across trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ARTs may be safe and effective complementary therapies for improving IR, reproductive endocrine outcomes, and ovarian morphology in women with PCOS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Systematic Review Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link>https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/PROSPERO\/view\/CRD420251151249<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      , identifier CRD420251151249.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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