The present study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on health-related quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. This study was a double-blind, randomized clinical trial with a control group. Ninety-six patients with polycystic ovary syndrome from Mofateh gynecological clinic in Yasuj in Iran were enrolled …
Read More »Auricular acupuncture relieves premenstrual symptoms
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of auriculotherapy on the intensity of physical and mood of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. Design: Single-blind randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Setting: Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. Intervention: Ninety-one women were randomly assigned to auriculotherapy, placebo and control groups. The intervention was 8 weeks long, done …
Read More »Acupuncture relieves endometriosis pain
Objective: Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent chronic inflammatory disease with symptoms such as pelvic pain, which affect the physical, emotional, and social health of women in reproductive age. The current overview article aims to explore the effect of complementary medicine on the treatment or in mitigating the risk of endometriosis. Methods: This is …
Read More »Acupuncture relieves dysmenorrhoea
Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most commonly encountered gynecological problem in reproductive-age women. Acupuncture has been suggested as an effective treatment of primary dysmenorrhea that may modulate descending pain modulation systems. In the present study, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate possible changes in descending pain modulation systems …
Read More »Acupuncture reduces DHEA levels in PCOS women
Design: A total of 54 women with PCOS were randomly assigned to either the acupuncture group (n=27) or the sham acupuncture group (control, n=27) for a total of 32 treatments over 16 weeks. In the acupuncture group 26 patients and in the control group 20 patients completed the trial. Outcome measures: Main …
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