Clinical efficacy of acupuncture catgut embedding combined with Hushi Guntan decoction in treating polycystic ovary syndrome with phlegm-dampness internal resistance
Clinical efficacy of acupuncture catgut embedding combined with Hushi Guntan decoction in treating polycystic ovary syndrome with phlegm-dampness internal resistance
Objective The purpose of this study is to analyze the application value of acupuncture and catgut embedding and Hushi Guntan Decoction combined with letrozole in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with phlegm-dampness in-ternal resistance.Methods According to the random number table method,115 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with phlegm-dampness internal resistance who were treated in Wenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from Octo-ber 2021 to October 2022 were divided into two groups.A total of 57 cases in the control group were treated with letro-zole,and 58 cases in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture and catgut embedding combined with Hushi Gun-tan Decoction on the basis of the control group.The levels of sex hormones,glucose and lipid metabolism indexes and polycystic ovarian changes were compared between the two groups.Results The levels of LH[(8.76±2.08)U/L]and other sex hormones in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group[(10.28±2.29)U/L,t=3.724,P<0.05].Glycolipid metabolism levels such as HbA1c[(4.91±0.91)%]in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group[(5.29±0.87)%,t=2.289,P<0.05].The ovarian volume in the treatment group[(6.52± 0.95)cm3]was smaller than that in the control group[(7.66±1.02)cm3,t=6.200,P<0.05].The rates of ovulation(86.21%,50/58)and pregnancy(60.34%,35/58)in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group[68.42%(39/57),38.60%(22/57),x2=5.197,5.439,P<0.05].Conclusion Acupuncture and catgut embed-ding combined with Hushi Guntan Decoction can reduce BMI and waist-to-hip ratio,improve the levels of sex hormones,glucose and lipid metabolism and polycystic ovarian changes,restore normal ovulation and increase pregnancy rate.