The infertility rate changes from 10% to 18%. This rate is 13% in Vietnam. The reason of infertility can be attributed to both husband or/and wife. So both of them must be examined. Some principles and method of infertility treatment: treatment for both husband and wife ASAP, radical treatment for genital infection or inflamatory, early treatment for menstruation disorder; combination clomiphencitrate with HCG; gamete intra-fallopian transfer; in vtro - fertilization embryo transfer; intra cytoplasmic sperm infection.
Infertility ; Infection ; Menstruation Disturbances

OBJECTIVE: North Korean women defectors have suffered from anxiety, depression, and somatization after defection. Also they have had many menstrual problems like amenorrhea. This study was done to identify the correlations of anxiety, depression, and somatization to menstrual problems among North Korean woman defectors in South Korea. METHODS: The participants in this study were 126 women from 5 government resettlement centers throughout South Korea. Questionnaires which included State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiological studies-Depression Scale (CED-S), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used to identify anxiety and somatization. Data were collected between June and September, 2012. RESULTS: The women reported the following problems; amenorrhea (9.5%), hypomenorrhea (13.6%), menorrhagia (19.8%), polymenorrhea (13.5%), oligomenorrhea (4.8%), changes in amount of menstrual discharge (4.0%), and changes in amount of blood clot (9.5%). Anxiety (r=0.20, p=0.002), depression (r=0.25, p=0.005), and Somatization (r=0.35, p<0.001) were correlated with number of menstrual problems. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that mental health services need to be taken into account in interventions for North Korean woman defectors to improve their reproductive health including addressing menstrual problems.
Amenorrhea ; Anxiety* ; Depression* ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Menorrhagia ; Menstruation ; Menstruation Disturbances ; Mental Health Services ; Oligomenorrhea ; Reproductive Health

Through the discussion on TCM physiological characters of females in follicular, ovulatory, luteal and menstrual phases and treatment principles, the clinical application of artificial cycle therapy of acupuncture and moxibustion was introduced for irregular menstruation and the typical cases were attached. It is suggested that the menstrual cycle follows the growth-consumption rule of yin, yang, qi and blood. The corresponding treatment principles should be applied in accordance with the change rule of menstrual cycle. Hence, it is worth to adopt the artificial cycle therapy of acupuncture and moxibustion for irregular menstruation in clinical application.
Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation ; Menstruation Disturbances ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Moxibustion

Female ; Humans ; Menstruation ; physiology ; Menstruation Disturbances ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Occupational Health ; Stress, Psychological ; complications ; epidemiology ; physiopathology

OBJECTIVETo observe therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding on hypomenorrhea.

METHODSThe patients were divided into an acupoint catgut embedding group and an electroacupuncture group. They were treated respectively by acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture at Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Ciliao (BL 32) , etc. The effects of the two therapies on the menses amount in different therapeutic periods were compared and their therapeutic effects were analyzed.

RESULTSThe total effective rate was 100.0% in the acupoint catgut embedding group and 95.0% in the electroacupuncture group with no significant difference. One month and two months after treatment, the acupoint catgut embedding group in improving degree of the menses amount was better than the electroacupuncture group.

CONCLUSIONBoth acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture can effectively treat hypomenorrhea, but the former more rapidly produces the effect and has a better short-term therapeutic effect.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation Disturbances ; therapy ; Middle Aged

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of menstrual and reproductive dysfunction among subjects who have undergone radioiodine treatment for thyroid carcinoma.
METHODOLOGY: This study enrolled adult women with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma who received the treatment at age 40 years and below. Data was processed using SAS program and evaluated using Fischer's test and Wilcoxon test.
RESULTS: The study enrolled 46 women. Three reported cycle irregularities, 4 reported changes in amount of bleeding and 1 had amenorrhea. The prevalence rate of menstrual abnormalities was 15.2%. These women received a significantly higher dose of radioactive iodine (RAI) (120 vs. 110 mCi, p = 0.0064). Eleven women tried to conceive and there were 5 births to 5 different subjects after radiation. There were no congenital anomalies and 1 miscarriage. Four women were menopausal with an average age of 44.4 years old.
CONCLUSION: This study showed that the prevalence of menstrual disturbances after high dose radioactive iodine treatment among thyroid cancer patients is 15.2%. The affected group received a significantly higher dose of radioactive iodine compared to the unaffected group.

Human ; Female ; Adult ; Abortion, Spontaneous ; Amenorrhea ; Iodine ; Iodine Radioisotopes ; Menopause ; Menstruation Disturbances ; Prevalence ; Radiation ; Thyroid Neoplasms

Female ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Menstruation Disturbances ; pathology ; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ; pathology ; therapy ; Uterus ; physiopathology

Menarche is an important event and a primary indicator of the onset of sexual maturation during adolescent girls. During adolescence, severe gynecologic disorders are very rare but menstrual problems are common. Common menstrual disorders are amenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome. Although most menstrual problems are caused by immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and can be normal during the first few years after menarche, organic pathology must always be considered. This article reviews the causes, diagnosis and treatment of above menstrual disorders in adolescence as well as normal menstrual cycle physiology.
Adolescent ; Amenorrhea ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Dysmenorrhea ; Female ; Humans ; Menarche ; Menstrual Cycle ; Menstruation Disturbances ; Premenstrual Syndrome ; Sexual Maturation ; Uterine Hemorrhage

Pregnancy ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy Outcome ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/epidemiology* ; Pregnancy Complications/epidemiology* ; Menstruation Disturbances

Abortion, Induced ; adverse effects ; Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Biomimetics ; Electric Stimulation ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation Disturbances ; etiology ; therapy ; Meridians ; Young Adult