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Climacteric Syndrome
1: J Tradit Chin Med. 2005
Mar;25(1):3-6.
Acupuncture for treatment of
climacteric syndrome--a report of 35 cases.
Shen X, Du Y, Yan L, Xia Y,
Yan H, Han G, Guo Y, Shi X.
The
Second Clinical Dept. of AnhuTCM College,
Hefei 230038, China
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effects of acupuncture for treatment of climacteric syndrome.
METHODS: The 65 cases in this series were randomly assigned to the acupuncture
group (N=35) and the control group (N=30), with the former treated by acupuncture
and the latter by medication respectively. The therapeutic effects were
evaluated by means of the clinical outcome, improvement in the symptom scores
and the results of radioimmunoassays.
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RESULTS: In the acupuncture group, 12
cases were cured, 16 cases markedly effective, and 6 cases improved, the total
effective rate being as high as 97.14%. The decrease in the symptom scores, and
especially the elevation of the decreased E2 level and the decrease of the
increased FSH and LH levels, demonstrated that acupuncture therapy was superior
to medication.
CONCLUSION: Acupuncture for regulating the mental activities and
reinforcing the kidney is an effective therapy for climacteric syndrome.
PMID:
15889510 [PubMed - in process]
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