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KMID : 0644120170300040059
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2017 Volume.30 No. 4 p.59 ~ p.76
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The Effect of Integrated Medicine for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Subfertility Patients; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Bae Ju-Eun
Park Kyung-Dug
Yoon Young-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect on both herbal medicine periodic therapy and western medicine for polycystic ovary syndrome subfertility.
Methods: We searched 8 electronic databases and search keywords were 'PCOS' and 'periodic therapy' or 'cyclic treatment'. We included randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) using the periodic therapy combined western medicine for PCOS patients.
Results: We selected 8 studies. In studies, there were three studies in which the menstrual cycle was divided into 2 periods, one study divided into 3 periods, and four study divided into 4 periods. The meta-analysis of the 7 trials indicated that pregnancy rates integrated clomiphene and periodic therapy were higher than clomiphene alone.
Conclusions: The periodic therapy combined western medicine for PCOS subfertility patients seems to improve pregnancy rates from this research. However, this result should be taken cautiously by unclear risk of bias. It would be necessary to fulfill further clinical study with herbal medicine periodic therapy on PCOS in Korean medicine to establish standard evidence of them.
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KEYWORD
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Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) , Periodic Therapy , Integrated Medicine , Clomiphene , Subfertility
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