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KMID : 0644120170300030020
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2017 Volume.30 No. 3 p.20 ~ p.28
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Review on the Use of Oriental Herbal Medicine for Female Idiopathic Precocious Puberty
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Yoon Jun-Geol
Park Nam-Chun
Park Kyoung-Sun
Hwang Deok-Sang
Lee Jin-Moo
Lee Chang-Hoon
Jang Jun-Bock
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Abstract
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Objectives: This review aims to report the efficacy of Oriental herbal medicine for Female Idiopathic Precocious Puberty
Methods: We searched clinical study about precocious puberty from Pubmed, OASIS, Korea Traditional Knowledge Portal and National Assembly Library up to July 2017.
Results: Four case reports have been identified. Six cases in total were found. And in the four cases where estradiol (E2) levels were above the normal levels in pre-treatment, the figures dropped to the normal levels in post-treatment. In the three cases with breast development and breast pain in pre-treatment, symptoms improved after the treatment. And, the sustained growth of height was reported in the four cases with the treatment duration of 30 days or more.
Conclusions: It has been identified that oriental medicine assisted improvements of hormone levels and breast pain and growth of height on patients with precocious puberty, yet more case reports and well-designed studies would be necessary to guide better oriental herbal medicine treatment of precocious puberty.
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KEYWORD
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Precocious Puberty , Korean Medicine , Oriental Medicine , Oriental Herbal Medicine , Idiopathic Precocious Puberty
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