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KMID : 0615720090260050151
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2009 Volume.26 No. 5 p.151 ~ p.160
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Five Cases of Pregnancy of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Oriental Medical Treatment
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Yoo Chang-Kil
Lee Yun-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study is to report five cases those have an important meaning as a result of treating female Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) patients in the reproductive years with oriental medical treatment. The patients had problems of pregnancy because of their RA and DMARDs(disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) before oriental medical treatment.
Methods : These patients were treated by acupuncture, moxibution and herb medication.
Results : The conditions of patients were improved with oriental medicine even if they had stopped DMARDs. And they became pregnant and the patients maintain their conditions.
Conclusions : Oriental medical treatment was effective to improve the condition of RA patients and pregnancy. For more accurate studies, further studies would be needed with more cases.
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KEYWORD
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Pregnancy, DMARDs, Oriental Medical Treatment
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