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KMID : 0644120050180030127
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2005 Volume.18 No. 3 p.127 ~ p.138
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A clinical analysis of patients that used herbal medicine in pregnancy and retrospective survey of patient’s treatment satisfaction
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Choi Min-Sun
Kim Dong-Il
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study was designed to establish safety and efficacy of using herbal medicine in pregnancy and to investigate patient’’s treatment satisfaction.
Methods : We investigated general pregnancy outcomes of twenty-five gynecological outpatients who visited Dongguk univ. Kangnam Oriental Hospital, from July 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004 and have taken herbal medicine in pregnancy. Additionally we investigated newborn’’s growth status and patient’’s treatment satisfaction.
Results : The rate of normal delivery of patients used herbal medicine for diseases that possibility of abortion is not high was 100% and there was no malformation in normally delivered 21 cases. Most of Newborn’’s growth status was normal and the average score of patient’’s satisfaction was 3.5(absolutely satisfied=5).
Conclusion : The results of this study show safety and efficacy of using herbal medicine in pregnancy. And In the future, It is thought that more exactly constructed clinical survey need to be carried out.
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KEYWORD
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herbal medicine, pregnancy outcomes, drug safety, drug efficacy, growth status, treatment satisfaction
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