Study on Infrared Thermal Characteristics of Meridian Points for Diminished Ovarian Reserve
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.06.002
- VernacularTitle:卵巢功能减退患者相关经穴红外热辐射特性规律分析
- Author:
Hanyu LIU
1
;
Haomin SUN
;
Siqi CHEN
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学第三临床医学院 杭州 310053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diminished ovarian reserve;
infrared thermography;
acupoint specificity;
early diagnosis;
body surface temperature;
acupoint's temperature;
meridian-viscera correlation;
acupoint sensitization
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(6):674-683
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To discover the changes in the thermal characteristics of meridian points in patients with diminished ovarian reserve(DOR)under pathological conditions,and to filter possible optimal acupoints for diagnosis of DOR.[Methods]There was a cross-sectional survey with 50 DOR patients and 50 healthy participants included,to detect the infrared thermal characteristics of certain acupoints,by observing the skin temperature and regional local temperature of 27 certain acupoints that were used to diagnose and treat DOR.The relative temperature was the acupoint's temperature minus regional local temperature.Calculate the relative temperature of acupoints and compare the difference between two groups.Logistic regression analysis of acupoints that showed significant difference were used to examine whether DOR related acupoint temperature was the risk of DOR in women.Prediction model for increased DOR risk was constructed and evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)and the area under curve(AUC).Using Spearman's test to analyze the correlation between the temperature of DOR-related and modified Kupperman Index(KI).[Results]Comparing with control group,the relative temperature of Zhongwan(CV12),Guanyuan(CV4),Qixue(KI13),right Siman(KI14)and right Shangliao(BL31)showed a significant decrease in DOR patients(P<0.05).Right Shangliao(BL31)was significantly negatively correlated with KI(P<0.05).According to the results of binary logistic regression,the relative temperatures of Zhongwan(CV12),right Siman(KI14)and right Shangliao(BL31)were closely bound up with DOR risk(P<0.05).The ROC curve was constructed basing on the temperature of the above three acupoints and the AUC of the prediction model was 0.775.[Conclusion]The acupoints related to DOR exhibit specific thermal radiation changes,demonstrating potential predictive value as an auxiliary diagnostic tool for DOR risk.
