"Observations on the Efficacy of ""Three Yin Points"" Acupuncture plus Medicinal Spreading Moxibustion in Treating Erectile Dysfunction"
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.05.0573
- VernacularTitle:"针刺""三阴穴""结合药物铺灸治疗勃起功能障碍疗效观察"
- Author:
Yanlong XU
;
Xiumei XU
;
Tianyou HE
;
Hongtao ZHANG
- Keywords:
Erectile dysfunction;
Functional impotence;
Three yin acupoints;
Indirect moxibustion;
Randomized controlled trial
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(5):573-577
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of three yin points acupuncture plus medicinal spreading moxibustion in treating erectile dysfunction.Methods Sixty patients with erectile dysfunction meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to two groups, 30 cases each. The control group took sildenafil at 1 hr before sexual intercourse. The treatment group received three yin points acupuncture plus medicinal spreading moxibustion, 8 days as one course of treatment, for three consecutive courses with 2 days of rest between the courses. The erectile function was scored in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared.Results The total efficacy rate was 93.3% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The marked efficacy rate was 83.3% in the treatmentn group and 60.0% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). in the treatment group, there was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the erectile function score after 20 days of treatment (P<0.05) and statistically a very significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the erectile function score after 30 days of treatment (P<0.01). In the control group, the overall therapeutic effect was stable after treatment and there was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the erectile function score (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant post-treatment difference in the erectile function score between the treatment and control groups (P>0.05).Conclusions Both acupuncture-moxibustion and sildenafil have a therapeutic effect on erectiledysfunction. Sildenafil produces a rapid and stable effect. Acupuncture and moxibustion produce a slower effect but have an advantage in the marked efficacy rate. Acupuncture and moxibustion are safe, of fewer contraindications and suitable for most of the population.
