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Ovulation after acupuncture in PCOS patient. (Case Report).
EXETER, ENGLAND -- A course of acupuncture was followed by ovulation in a 32-year-old woman with oligomenorrhea and primary infertility of 6 years duration, Dr. Jin Xu said at a health care symposium sponsored by the University of Exeter.
Before undergoing acupuncture, the patient had "very infrequent" menstrual periods, and transvaginal ultrasound revealed polycystic ovaries. The patient's luteinizing hormone to follicle-stimulating hormone ratio exceeded 3:1, as is typical in polycystic ovary syndrome, and her testosterone level was elevated at 3.7 nmol/L.
Five daily sessions of electroacupuncture were performed on acupoints Guanyuan (Ren 4), Zhongji (Ren 3), Zigong (Extra 16), and Sanyinjiao (Sp 6), said Dr. Xu of the University of Oxford (England). Each ...
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- Newspaper article from: Alternative Therapies in Women's Health October 1, 2005 700+ words
...participated in this study. The acupuncture group experienced discomfort...nausea. Surprisingly, the acupuncture group had a statistically...may cause infertility. One case report presented a patient with...5 This patient underwent acupuncture treatment and her uterus...
- Pneumothorax secondary to acupuncture therapy.
- Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal Chauffe, Ryan J. Duskin, Ann L. November 1, 2006 700+ words
...Table). (2) However, acupuncture is an important cause of...a pneumothorax caused by acupuncture therapy. Case Report A 27-year-old female...within minutes following acupuncture therapy for a right levator...
- Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage Caused by Acupuncture.
- Newspaper article from: Holistic Nursing Update August 1, 2000 700+ words
...40:397-398. Context: Acupuncture is a traditional form of...serious adverse affects of acupuncture reported in the literature...hepatitis, and endocarditis. Case Report: A report from the Department...after the insertion of an acupuncture needle at the feng fu trigger...
