Clinical observation of the effect of cyclic acupuncture on follicular development
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Clinical observation of the effect of cyclic acupuncture on follicular development
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Int J of Clin Acupunct (2017) Lifang Yang
Abstract
Objective: to investigate the clinical effect of periodic acupuncture on infertility caused by follicular dysplasia. Method: 110 cases of infertility outpatients with follicular dysplasia being treated at zhangjiang health school of guangdong province, China were selected. The number table method was used for random grouping into a control and an observation group, with 55 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were given only conventional Western medicine treatment, and the observation group received acupuncture according to traditional Chinese medicine. The follicular development and the improvement of luteal function were compared between the two groups. Results: before treatment, there were no significant differences in mean follicular diameter between the two groups. After three months of treatment, the size and distribution of follicles in each of the two groups were significantly improved. The average diameter of the observation group was 17.42 + 3.16 mm, which was significantly larger than that of the control group 15.60 + 3.91 mm (P<0.05). Before treatment there was no significant difference between the two groups in vivo levels of progesterone and estradiol. After three months of treatment, the improvement of the two items in the observation group was significantly higher in the control group (P < 0.01). The observation group had no adverse reactions. IN the control group, there were 2 cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, 1 case of gastrointestinal disease; and, the incidence of complications was 6%. There was no significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: acupuncture can improve the symptoms of follicular dysplasia and increase the pregnancy rate, with fewer side effects and better curative effect. Acupuncture is worthy of promotion in the treatment of infertility.
Alternative Title
Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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English
doi
10.3103/S1047197917040081
issn
1047-1979
issue
4
page end
255
page start
253
volume
26