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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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ACUPUNCTURE FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
In a randomised study, women suffering menopausal symptoms were treated either with acupuncture points specifically chosen to treat their disorder, or more general qi tonifying acupuncture. The acupuncture specific group showed a decrease in mean monthly hot flush severity whilst the comparison acupuncture treatment group showed no significant changes. Sleep disturbances in the point specific acup ...
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ACUPRESSURE & DYSMENORRHOEA

Categories: Gynaecology
In a study which compared acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 with simple resting for female technical college students in Taiwan suffering from dysmenorrhoea, the acupressure "whether in the form of treatment or self-treatment" was found to significantly reduce pain. (J Adv Nurs. 2004 Nov; 48(4):380-7)
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ACUPUNCTURE & ENDOMETRIAL PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
A study of 101 women (aged 20 to 40), of whom 83 completed the trial, with laparoscopic-proofed endometriosis, randomised them to one of two groups. The first received specific acupuncture for the condition while the other were treated at non-specific points (points with no relation to the diagnosis). Treatment was given twice weekly for ten weeks. After a two month interval, the two groups change ...
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ACUPUNCTURE & HOT FLUSHES

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
In a study of 29 postmenopausal women who experienced at least seven moderate to severe hot flushes a day, active acupuncture was found to significantly decrease the severity of nocturnal flushes (by 28%) compared to 6% in women given sham acupuncture. The frequency of flushes was reduced by more in the active treatment group compared to the sham but not significantly so. (A randomized controlled ...
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ACUPUNCTURE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR PERIOD PAIN

Categories: Gynaecology
A pragmatic randomised study has evaluated the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of women with dysmenorrhoea. 201 patients were allocated to receive either up to 15 acupuncture sessions over three months or no acupuncture. Both groups additionally received usual medical care. Outcome measures of pain intensity and quality of life were recorded at baseline and afte ...
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ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES HOT FLUSH SEVERITY

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
Acupuncture is associated with a significant decrease in the severity, but not the frequency, of postmenopausal hot flushes. In a randomised, placebo-controlled pilot study, 29 postmenopausal women averaging at least seven moderate to severe hot flushes per 24 hours, were randomised to receive seven weeks (nine treatment sessions) of either active acupuncture (standardised, individually-tailored p ...
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ACUPUNCTURE 'AS GOOD AS HRT' AFTER OOPHORECTOMY

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
Acupuncture results in a significant improvement in perimenopausal symptoms in women who have had their ovaries surgically removed (oophorectomy). Sixty-seven women who had undergone oophorectomy were non-randomly divided into two groups. One group was given acupuncture and the comparison group was given usual medical care (HRT drug Livial - a combination of synthetic oestrogen, progesterone and a ...
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CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE BETTER THAN DRUGS FOR DYSMENORRHOEA

Categories: Gynaecology
The evidence supporting the use of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for primary dysmenorrhoea is promising, but better quality research on the subject is still required. These are the conclusions of a systematic review by Australian researchers, which included 39 RCTs involving a total of 3475 women. CHM was found to result in significant improvements in pain relief, overall symptoms and use of addit ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR POLYCYSTIC OVARIES

Categories: Gynaecology
A review article has evaluated the use of acupuncture to prevent and reduce symptoms related with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Reporting on experimental observations in rat models of polycystic ovaries and clinical data from studies in women with PCOS, the Swedish authors suggest that acupuncture can affect PCOS via modulation of the neuroendocrine system (in particular the sympathetic nervou ...
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