title: [Effects of different acupuncture manipulation on plasma estradiol, testosterone and cortisol in patients with kidney deficiency].
abstract: Observation was made on the effect of different acupuncture manipulation on plasma estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), E2/T and cortisol (C) in 78 patients with kidney deficiency. The results showed that the level of E2 and T in women was lowered by both reinforcing manipulation (RFM) and reducing manipulation (RDM). E2/T index was lowered by RDM but not by RFM, and there was significance (P < 0.05) between the RDM group and RDM group in E2/T, but no significance between the man's groups. The level of C was decreased by RDM but not by RFM. The results suggest that the different manipulation effects are different on the level of sex hormones in women and the C content in patients with kidney deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D006854:Hydrocortisone