Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; metabolism ; Carcinoma in Situ ; immunology ; pathology ; virology ; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast ; immunology ; pathology ; virology ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; immunology ; pathology ; virology ; DNA, Viral ; analysis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Human papillomavirus 16 ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Ki-67 Antigen ; metabolism ; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia ; immunology ; pathology ; virology ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; immunology ; pathology ; virology

Female ; Fibrosarcoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Catgut ; utilization ; Female ; Humans ; Lactation ; Lactation Disorders ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Postpartum Period ; physiology ; Qi ; Young Adult

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; pathology ; therapy

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Chronic Disease ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Moxibustion ; Pelvic Pain ; therapy ; Prostatitis ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electroencephalography ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Retrospective Studies ; Rett Syndrome ; pathology ; physiopathology

Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Mouth Diseases ; Syndrome

Adult ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Giant Cell Tumors ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Ki-1 Antigen ; metabolism ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Melanoma ; pathology ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Perineum ; pathology ; surgery ; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; metabolism ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; Sarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Adolescent ; C-Reactive Protein ; metabolism ; Cell Aggregation ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cytodiagnosis ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Leukocytes ; cytology ; Male ; Meningitis, Bacterial ; blood ; cerebrospinal fluid ; diagnosis ; Meningitis, Viral ; blood ; cerebrospinal fluid ; diagnosis ; Sensitivity and Specificity

OBJECTIVETo observe the impacts of the acupoint catgut implantation on postpartum pain of uterine contraction with qi and blood deficiency.

METHODSOne hundred and ten primiparas of natural delivery differentiated as qi and blood deficiency pattern in TCM were selected as the subjects. They were randomized into an acupoint catgut implantation group (55 cases) and a routine nursing group (55 cases). In the acupoint catgut implantation group, the catgut was implanted in Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Pishu (BL 20) and Geshu (BL 17) in 6 h after delivery; additionally, the routine post-delivery nursing was adopted. In the routine nursing group, the routine post-delivery nursing was applied simply. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and the pain relief time of uterine contraction were compared in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h after acupoint catgut implantation between the two groups.

RESULTSVAS Scores in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h after acupoint catgut implantation in the acupoint catgut implantation group were lower apparently than those in the routine nursing group (3.31 +/- 0.39 vs 4.31 +/- 0.29, 1.86 +/- 0.29 vs 2.66 +/- 0.25, 0.89 +/- 0.21 vs 1.59 +/- 0.24, 0.35 +/- 0.10 vs 0.69 +/- 0.13, all P < 0.05). The pain relief was achieved in (72.06 +/- 6.83) h in the acupoint catgut implantation group and was (123.42 +/- 11.12) h in the routine nursing group. The pain relief in the acupoint catgut implantation group was achieved more quickly (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe intervention of acupoint catgut implantation in 6 h after natural delivery in primiparas prevents effectively postpartum pain of uterine contraction.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Catgut ; utilization ; Female ; Humans ; Labor Pain ; therapy ; Pain ; prevention & control ; Postpartum Period ; physiology ; Pregnancy ; Qi ; Uterine Contraction ; Uterus ; physiopathology ; Young Adult