Clinical Effect of Warm-Needling Moxibustion Combined with Clomiphene Citrate for Infertility with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Effect on Sex Hormones and Ovulation
Abstract:Objective:To observe the clinical effect of warm-needling moxibustion combined with clomiphene citrate for infertility with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and its effect on sex hormones and ovulation. Methods:A total of 80 cases of PCOS patients with infertility were divided into the control group and the treatment group according to odd-even number method,with 40 cases in each group. The control group was treated with clomiphene citrate,and the treatment group was given warm- needling moxibustion combined with clomiphene citrate. After treatment for three menstrual cycles, clinical effects,Chinese medicine syndrome scores,serum sex hormones levels,ovulation and pregnancy state were evaluated in the two groups. Results:After treatment,the total effective rate was 87.50% in the treatment group,and 67.50% in the control group,the difference being significant(P<0.05). Before treatment,there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of Chinese medicine symptom scores between the two groups(P>0.05). After treatment,Chinese medicine symptom scores in the two groups were significantly decreased when compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease of scores in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group(P<0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of levels of follicle-stimulating hormones(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),and testosterone(T) in serum between the two groups(P>0.05). After treatment,levels of LH and T in serum in the two groups were significantly decreased when compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the two levels in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05); levels of serum FSH in the two groups were increased when compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the FSH level in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment,the ovulation rate and pregnancy rate in the treatment group were 82.50% and 42.50% respectively,and those in the control group were 60.00% and 20.00% respectively,differences being significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Warm- needling moxibustion combined with clomiphene citrate has a defined curative effect in the treatment of infertility with PCOS, which can improve clinical symptoms, regulate sex hormone levels, and improve ovulation rate and pregnancy rate.