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KMID : 0644120080210040150
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2008 Volume.21 No. 4 p.150 ~ p.158
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A Clinical Analysis of Patients that Used Herbal Medicine during Pregnancy for Medical Treatment.
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Jo Hyun-Jung
Gu Hee-Jun
Yang Seung-Jeong
Park Kyoung-Mi
Cho Seong-Hee
Lee Hyung-Ho
Hong Gwang-Hae
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to establish safety and efficacy of using herbal medicine during pregnancy.
Methods: We investigated 18 patients of visiting Dongshin university Kwangju Oriental Hospital. from september 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007, who had taken herbal medicine in pregnancy for medical treatment. And we investigated birthhistory, newborn babies’s condition, satisfaction of herbal treatment and so on.
Results: 15 cases delivered normally, and they had no congenital malformation, 2 patients were pregnant yet, and 1 patient had an abortion. Most newborn babies had on the average height and weight, and were healthy condition. And patients’s satisfaction score of herbal treatment was 3.4 point.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that using herbal medicine in pregnancy is safe and effective.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnancy disease, Herbal medicine, Congenital malformation, Drug safety
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