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KMID : 0644120090220010203
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2009 Volume.22 No. 1 p.203 ~ p.230
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A Survey on the Treatments used in Oriental Obsterics & Gynecology
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Lee In-Seon
Bae Geung-Mee
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Abstract
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Purpose: In order to know therapies used in the field of Obsterics & Gynecology of Oriental medicine.
Methods: This survey investigated papers about clinical study, literature investigation for therapeutic methods and treatment reports published from 1999. 22008. 11.
Results: In the clinical studies, acupuncture is more frequently used than herbal medicine. But in the treatment reports, herbal medicine is most frequently used except some cases. Besides acupuncture and moxibustion was used frequently. In the treatment reports various acupuncture methods were used except vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain cases. Whole body acupuncture was used mainly. Pharmacopuncture, Sa-am Acupuncture, auricular acupuncture was also used frequently. And Dong’s acupuncture, Hwa acupuncture was used sometimes. Moxibustion was tend to be used for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, menopausal disorder, urinary incontinence, vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain during pregnancy period, hyperemesis, recurrent miscarriage, postpartum disease, lochiorrhea. Also other treatment methods was used such as external therapy, aromatherapy, herbal retention enema, fumigation, electric lipolysis acupuncture, Chuna manual medicine, obesity management, acupuncture at uterus cervix, magnetic innervation therapy, exercise, cupping and physical therapy.
Conclusion: These results suggests that acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine are most frequent therapy in the field of Obsterics & Gynecology of Oriental medicine. And other therapy are used such as external therapy, aromatherapy, herbal retention enema, fumigation and so on.
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KEYWORD
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Obsterics & Gynecology of Oriental medicine, theraphies
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