Researchers find acupuncture and herbal medicine effective for PCOS patients in improving fertility and gynecological health.
Acupuncture, herbs, and therapeutic exercises outperformed drugs for PCOS patients resulting in important improvements. Pregnancy rates, ovulation rates, endocrine secretions, and clinical symptoms improved significantly using a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) protocol.
Acupuncture and herbs improve pregnancy rates for PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) patients. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers investigated ovulation and pregnancy rates. Group one received acupuncture, herbal medicine, and therapeutic exercises. Group two received cyproterone acetate / ethinylestradiol tablets and metformin. The acupuncture, herbs, and exercise group slightly outperformed the drug group.
The combination of acupuncture, herbs, and therapeutic exercises produced higher rates of ovulation and pregnancies in PCOS patients. The combined Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) protocol produced a 46.92% ovulation rate and a 32.16% pregnancy rate. The medication protocol had a 40.61% ovulation rate and a 30.16% pregnancy rate.
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