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ACUPUNCTURE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR DYSMENORRHOEA

Categories: Gynaecology
In another German study, the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhoea was studied. In a randomised controlled trial plus non-randomised cohort, patients with dysmenorrhoea were randomised to 15 sessions of acupuncture over three months or to a control group (no acupuncture). All subjects were allowed to receive usual medical care. Of 649 women, 20 ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR PAINKILLER-RESISTANT PERIOD PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
Italian scientists have evaluated the effect of acupuncture on dysmenorrhoea that is resistant to treatment by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Fifteen patients received eight weekly acupuncture treatments (at Taixi KID-3, Taichong LIV-3, Gongsun SP-4, Zusanli ST-36, Tianshu ST-25, Guilai ST-29, Qichong ST-30, Guanyuan REN-4, Qihai REN-6, Shenmai BL-62, Shenmen HT-7, Hegu LI-4, Neig ...
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JAPANESE-STYLE ACUPUNCTURE FOR ADOLESCENT ENDOMETRIOSIS PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
A US randomised, sham-controlled pilot study has assessed the use of Japanese-style acupuncture for reducing chronic pelvic pain and improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents with endometriosis. Eighteen young women (13-22 years) with laparoscopically-diagnosed endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain were treated with either Japanese style acupuncture or sham acupuncture. P ...
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ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE FOR PCOS

Categories: Gynaecology
Acupuncture can lower high sympathetic nerve activity, which may be a contributory factor in the aetiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A Swedish team, which has previously found that women with PCOS have significantly higher sympathetic nerve activity than controls, investigated the effect of low-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) and physical exercise on the sympathetic activity of a musc ...
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CHINESE HERBS COMPARABLE TO HORMONES FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS

Categories: Gynaecology
UK authors have carried out a systematic review of the use of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for endometriosis-related pain and infertility. Database searches revealed 100 relevant studies, but only two Chinese RCTs were deemed of high enough quality for analysis. Meta-analysis of the pooled results involving a total of 158 women concluded that administration of CHM after laparoscopic surgery for e ...
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ACUPUNCTURE DECREASES POST-CAESARIAN PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
A Chinese study has shown that acupuncture at Sanyinjiao SP-6 can decrease the amount of analgesia required in the first 24 hours after caesarian section. Sixty women who had spinal anesthesia during caesarian section were randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture or electro-acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao SP-6, or to a control group. Women in the acupuncture and electro-acupuncture grou ...
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ACUPRESSURE DECREASES PAIN AND DURATION OF LABOUR

Categories: Gynaecology
Iranian clinicians have found that acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 can decrease the duration and severity of pain in the active phase of labour, lower the requirement for oxytocin and reduce the need for caesarean section. One hundred and twenty nulliparous women at the beginning of the active phase of labour were randomised to receive either acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 for 30 minutes during con ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR FEMALE GENITAL PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
A Canadian pilot study has found that acupuncture has positive effects on provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), a distressing genital pain condition affecting women. Eight women with PVD (mean age 30) underwent ten one-hour acupuncture sessions with needle placement according to an individual TCM diagnosis. Analysis of the results showed significant decreases in helplessness (a measure on the Pain Catast ...
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MOXIBUSTION EFFECTIVE FOR BREECH PRESENTATION

Categories: Gynaecology
UK researchers exploring the effects of moxibustion on breech presentation have concluded that it creates a better chance of achieving vaginal delivery. In a prospective multicentre study, 76 pregnant women were taught how to apply moxibustion and instructed to continue it at home, twice a day, for seven days. If breech presentation persisted after treatment, external cephalic version (ECV) was ca ...
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