title: [Clinical therapeutic effect of point-injection combined with body acupuncture on prementstrual tension syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare clinical therapeutic effects of acupoint-injection combined with body acupuncture and medication on premenstrual tension syndrome, and probe to the best therapy for this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and two cases were randomly divided into an acupoint-injection plus body acupuncture group (treatment group) and a medication group (control group). The treatment group were treated with injection of Huangqi Injection into Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), and acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Taiyang (EX-HN5), Fengchi (GB 20) 10 days before menstruation, once every three days; the control group were treated by oral administration of diazepam and oryzanol at routine dose 10 days before menstruation until stopping of menstrual. Their therapeutic effects were compared after treatment for 3 menstrual cycles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 92.6% in the treatment group and 75.0% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical therapeutic effect of the acupoint-injection combined with body acupuncture is better than that of the medication on premenstrual tension syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Nanjing University, Jiangsu, China. tianshuxu@msn.com
authors.forename: Tian-zhu
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome