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KMID : 0644120140270020071
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2014 Volume.27 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.82
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Recent Acupuncture Therapy for Polycystic Ovary Syndromes : Systematic Review
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Kim Se-Hwa
Hwang Deok-Sang
Lee Jin-Moo
Lee Kyung-Sub
Lee Chang-Hoon
Jang Jun-Bock
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this systematic review was to overview and evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods: Relevant randomized controlled studies (RCTs) were identified by database searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL, up to Dec 2013, and by additional hand searches. Data were extracted regarding anovulation, hyperandrogenism, obesity indices. Meta-analyses were separatedly conducted for the symptoms of PCOS. The risk of bias was assessed.
Results: Three studies which were included for analysis, but they showed severly heterogeneity therefore meta-analysis could not be performed. Outcomes for evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for PCOS were anovulation index (menstrual frequency), hyperandrogenism index (free testosterone) and obesity index (body-mass index). For menstrual frequency, acupuncture treatment consistently suggested an interventional benefit. Although other outcomes did not suggest any enough relevant
evidence to interventional benefit for acupuncture treatment.
Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment appeared to improve menstrual frequency in PCOS patients. Since a limited number of RCTs were available in the current literature and those studies were also clinically heterogeneous, further research is needed to gather evidence to support acupuncture therapy in PCOS.
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KEYWORD
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Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, Acupuncture, Systematic Review
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