Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combine with moxibustion intervention on ovulation disorder in patients with PCOS
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.36.006
- VernacularTitle:经皮穴位电刺激联合艾灸干预在PCOS患者排卵障碍中的应用效果
- Author:
Yinghong SHEN
1
;
Xiaoxia LIU
;
Yuan XU
;
Xin SUN
Author Information
1. 310003,杭州市红十字会医院生殖医学科
- Keywords:
Polycystic ovary syndrome;
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation;
Moxibustion;
Ovulation disorder
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(36):4583-4586
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combined with moxibustion in treating ovulation disorder in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods Using the prospective randomized controlled study design, a total of 60 patients who had be diagnosed with PCOS in reproductive medicine department of Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital from September 2015 to September 2016 were selected and randomly divided into observation group (n=30) and control group (n=30) by random number table method. Both groups were treated with clomiphene on the 5th day of menstruation, 50 mg per day for 5 days. Patients in the control group was treated with routine care, while,on the basis of that, the observation group received the application of non-invasive electro-acupuncture combined with moxibustion. Body mass index(BMI), waist hip ratio(WHR), ovulation rates and pregnancy rates were compared between the two groups three months after the treatment. Results After treatment, the body weight and BMI of the treatment group decreased significantly (P<0.05), and the WHR of the treatment group was significantly lower than that before treatment as well (P<0.05). The ovulation rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group after the treatment (P<0.05). The pregnancy cases of the treatment group were higher than that of the control group, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture combined with moxibustion can effectively improve the ovulation rate of PCOS patients with ovulation disorder, and is worthy of clinical promotion.
