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| Therapeutic evaluation of Chinese herbs of invigorating spleen and eliminating phlegm combined with health guidance for treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome of obese phlegm-dampness type |
| Central Hospital of Chengde City, Hebei Province, 067000 |
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Abstract Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of Chinese herbs of invigorating spleen and eliminating phlegm combined with health guidance for treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) of obese phlegm-dampness type. Methods: 84 patients with PCOS of obese phlegm-dampness were divided into two groups by random number table method (42 cases in each group). The women in the control group were treated by routine western medicine combined with health guidance, while the women in the observation group were treated by spleen-strengthening and traditional Chinese medicine on phlegm-eliminating combined with health guidance. The clinical effects of the women in the two groups were compared. Results: After treatment, the levels of sex hormone, IGF-1, BMI and HOMA-IR of women in the both groups decreased significantly, and the those of women in the observation group were significant lower than those of women in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate (92.9%) of women in the observation group was significant higher than that (73.8%) of women in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The traditional Chinese medicine on invigorating spleen and expelling phlegm combined with health guidance is used for treating women with PCOS can effectively reduce the levels of serum follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, testosterone and other sex hormones, which also can alleviate clinical symptoms and signs, reduce BMI value, and has better therapeutic effect.
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