Clinical efficacy of acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion on polycystic ovary syndrome of type of spleen deficiency,phlegm-dampness
Objective It is to investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)of type of spleen deficiency,phlegm-dampness.Methods Sixty-eight pa-tients with PCOS of type of spleen deficiency,phlegm-dampness who visited Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medi-cine from July 2022 to January 2023 were randomly divided into 2 groups,with 34 patients in each group.The acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion group was treated with acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion,and the conventional acupuncture group was treated with conventional acupuncture,both groups were treated once every other day(the treatment was stopped during the menstrual period),and totally treated for 12 weeks.The scores of Chinese medicine syndrome,body mass index(BMI),levels of sex hormone[follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),testos-terone(T)],scores of Chi-PCOSQ of patients in the two groups,and the Chinese medicine syndrome efficacy after 12 weeks of treatment were compared between the two groups.Results After the treatment,the scores of Chinese medicine syndrome,BMI and serum levels of FSH,LH and T of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(all P<0.05),and the acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion group was significantly lower than the con-ventional acupuncture group(P<0.05);after the treatment,the Chi-PCOSQ scores of patients in the two groups were sig-nificantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion group was significantly higher than the conventional acupuncture group(P<0.05);after the treatment,the Chi-PCOSQ scores of pa-tients in the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the acupuncture point and meridian moxibustion group was significantly higher than the conventional acupuncture group(P<0.05).The total effec-tive rate of Chinese medicine syndrome in the acupuncture point meridian moxibustion group was significantly higher than that in the conventional acupuncture group[91.2%(31/34)VS.70.6%(24/34),P<0.05].Conclusion Acupunc-ture point and meridian moxibustion is effective in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome of type of spleen deficiency,which can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of patients,reduce BMI,and regulate the level of sex hormones.
polycystic ovary syndromesyndrome of spleen deficiency,phlegm-dampnessacupuncture therapyacu-puncture point meridian moxibustion