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Acupuncture helps relieve breast pain
American researchers have found preliminary evidence that acupuncture may be able to help relieve non-cyclic breast pain.
Herbal formula treats PCOS effectively
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
A Chinese study has found that a Chinese herbal formula compares favourably with drug therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Individualised herbal treatment promising for endometriosis
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
UK researchers have carried out a pilot study to test the feasibility of a novel trial methodology enabling the investigation of individualised decoctions of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), while gathering preliminary data on their effects in patients ...
Acupuncture for premenstrual syndrome
Categories: Gynaecology
Acupuncture is a promising treatment for premenstrual symptoms, according to a systematic review by Korean authors.
Acupuncture for labour pain management
Categories: Gynaecology
A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that acupuncture and acupressure may have a role in reducing pain, increasing satisfaction with pain management and reducing use of pharmacological management for women in labour.
Tai chi improves post-menopausal health
Taking part in a 12-week tai chi programme has multiple health benefits for post-menopausal women, particularly for those suffering from age-related loss of muscle strength.
Acupuncture and sham show similar effects on PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology
Verum and sham acupuncture have similar effects on ovulation frequency and LH/FSH ratios in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to the results of an RCT carried out in the USA.
Acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 helps with period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Researchers from Iran suggest that acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 could be a cost-effective intervention for improving primary dysmenorrhoea.
Small treatment effect of acupuncture on dysmenorrhoea
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
An Australian team has found that although acupuncture improved menstrual mood symptoms in women with primary dysmenorrhoea, the trend in the improvement of symptoms during the active phase of treatment and at six and twelve months was non-significan ...
Acupuncture can reduce period pain (dysmenorrhoea)
Categories: Gynaecology
A Cochrane database systematic review by Australian authors has concluded that current evidence supports the use of acupuncture to reduce menstrual pain.
Acupuncture found to help reduce hot flushes
Evidence being presented this weekend at the largest UK acupuncture research forum, the ARRC Symposium, will highlight the benefits of acupuncture to reduce the severity and frequency of hot flushes in postmenopausal women.
Acupuncture reduces androgen levels in PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology
Low-frequency electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve hyperandrogenism and menstrual frequency in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a Swedish study. Eighty-four women with PCOS were randomised to 16 weeks of low-frequency EA, physical exercise or no intervention. After 16 weeks of treatment, levels of circulating androgens were found to have decreased significantly in the EA g ...
Acupuncture effective for endometriosis pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Austrian researchers have examined whether acupuncture is an effective additional pain treatment for endometriosis. In a cross-over design, 101 women were randomised into two groups, each receiving two units of 10 acupuncture treatments twice a week over a period of five weeks. Group 1 received verum-acupuncture during the first treatment unit, while Group 2 received non-specific acupuncture. Afte ...
Acupuncture reduces androgen levels in PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
Low-frequency electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve hyperandrogenism and menstrual frequency in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to
SP-6 has immediate effects on menstrual pain
Categories: Gynaecology
Chinese researchers have found that electroacupuncture (EA) at Sanyinjiao SP-6 has a specific and immediate beneficial effect on dysmenorrhoea, compared with
ACUPUNCTURE EFFECT ON HOT FLUSHES NOT SUSTAINED
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A follow-up study on acupuncture for menopausal hot flushes has reported that the benefits found immediately post-treatment do not persist. An earlier study of 267 postmenopausal women found that 12 weeks of individualised acupuncture plus self-care produced a clinically relevant reduction in hot flushes and increased health-related quality of life compared with self-care alone. The new study foun ...
Acupuncture better than drugs for cancer hot flushes
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at preventing hot flushes in breast cancer patients who have been receiving long-term anti-oestrogen therapy, it also increases women's sex drive and improves their sense of well-being. Venlafaxine (Effexor - a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) - the therapy of choice for such symptoms - has numerous adverse effects. An American team rando ...
Acupuncture good for period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Authors of a Korean systematic review have found promising evidence for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. Twenty-seven RCTs (data from nearly 3000 women) were included in their analysis, which showed that, compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine, acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Two RCTs that compared acupuncture wi ...
ACUPUNCTURE BETTER THAN USUAL CARE FOR MENOPAUSAL HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A pilot study on the effect of acupuncture in decreasing hot flushes in menopausal women has concluded either that there is a strong placebo effect or that both traditional and sham acupuncture significantly reduce hot flush frequency. Fifty-six postmenopausal women (aged 44 to 55) were randomised to one of three treatment groups: usual care, sham acupuncture (shallow needling at non-therapeutic s ...
ACUPUNCTURE HELPS REDUCE MENOPAUSAL HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A Norwegian study has found that acupuncture in addition to self-care can contribute to a clinically relevant reduction in menopausal hot flushes. The research was a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial with two parallel arms comparing the effect of individualised acupuncture plus self-care against self-care alone for hot flushes and health-related quality of life in 267 postmenopa ...
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