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KMID : 0644120110240030171
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2011 Volume.24 No. 3 p.171 ~ p.189
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A Review of Recent Oriental Medicine Studies on Female Sexual Dysfunction
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Choi Min-Sun
Kim Dong-Il
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Abstract
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Objectives:Female Sexual Dysfuction(FSD) is a common gynecologic condition and its prevalence is more higher than men. Despite its high prevalence and clinical importance, research on FSD is not enough in both of oriental and western medicine. The purpose of this study is to review research tendency of recent oriental medicine studies on FSD and to suggest the following research on FSD.
Methods:We searched oriental medicine papers related to FSD published in the last 10 years(2001-2011) through Korean Medicine Gynecology Society database, KISS, RISS, NDSL, CNKI(China National Knowledge Infrastructure), and Pubmed.
Results:26 papers were searched, then 18 papers of them were related to Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), 8 papers of them were related to Korean Medicine(KM). In classification according to paper type, 16 papers were clinical study, 1 paper was experimental study, 2 papers were bibliographic study, and 7 papers were the other study. Then 5 papers of clinical study was Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT).
Conclusion:There was a lack of oriental medicine research on FSD. On the base of this study, so further research is needed. Especially, Clinical trials such as RCT have strong objective evidence power in the viewpoint of Evidence Based Medicine(EBM) are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Female Sexual Dysfunction(FSD), Oriental Medicine, Korean Medicine(KM), Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine
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