Effect of Chinese Medicinal Application at Yongquan (KI1) on Hot Flush and Sweating Due to UsingGnRH-?in Endometriosis Patients

VernacularTitle:中药贴敷涌泉穴对子宫内膜异位患者使用 GnRH-a 时潮热出汗的影响
Author: Xiaojie CHEN ; Miao HAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Endometriosis; GnRH-?; Point,Yongquan (KI 1); Tidal fever
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(12):1157-1158
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Chinese medicinal application at Yongquan (KI1) on hot flush and sweating brought by using GnRH-ain patients with endometriosis.MethodTotally 120 patients diagnosed with endometriosis of stageⅢ~Ⅳ were randomized into a treatment group and a control group. The control group started to receive GnRH-a(Goserelinum) at 3.6 mg/28 d since post-operational day 3, 4 times in total; the treatment group started to receive GnRH-a(Goserelinum) at 3.6 mg/28 d since post-operational day 3, 4 times in total; at the night of taking GnRH-a, the treatment group was also given Chinese medicinal application at Yongquan, a month as a treatment course, successively for 4 courses.ResultThe side effects of using GnRH-a, including hot flush and sweating, were significantly less in the treatment group than that in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Medicinal application at Yongquan can significantly reduce the side effects including hot flush and sweating brought by using GnRH-ain patients with endometriosis.