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| Clinical efficacy of the combination of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine decoction for treating patients with polycystic ovary syndrome |
| Huzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang Province, 313000 |
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Abstract To explore the efficacy of the combination of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine decoction for treating patients with polycystic ovary syndrome on (PCOS). Methods: A total of 138 patients with PCOS were included and were randomly divided into two groups from November 2019 to November 2022. The patients in the study group were treated with acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine decoction, while the patients in the control group were treated with acupuncture combined with clomiphene citrate tablets. The efficacy, the levels of sex hormone, visfatin, and irisin, the ovarian function, the score by simple quality of life assessment form (SF-36), and the incidence of adverse reactions of the patients were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate (88.4%) of the patients in the study group was significantly higher than that (72.5%) of the patients in the control group. The levels of luteinizing hormone (7.19±2.01 U/L), visfatin (16.30±4.14 ng/ml), and irisin (165.44±10.41μg/L) of the patients in the study group were significantly lower than those (10.16±2.42 U/L, 19.89±3.29 ng/ml, and 184.54±11.70μg/L) of the patients in the control group. The number of sinus eggs (4.34±0.42), the ovarian effusion (6.93±0.44 ml), and the uterine mucus score (55.24±4.34 points) of the patients in the study group were significantly lower than those (7.05±0.41, 8.51±0.31 ml, and 63.23±3.14 points) of the patients in the control group. The endometrial thickness (8.90±0.52mm) and the SF-36 score (647.54±26.11 points) of the patients in the study group were significantly higher than those (7.18±0.42mm and 436.72±18.63 points) of the patients in the control group (all P＜0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions (8.7% vs.11.6%) of the patients between the two groups (P＞0.05). Conclusion: The combination of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine decoction for PCOS can effectively increase the hormones levels and the ovarian function, and improve the quality of life, with better safety.
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