title: External application of chinese drugs on acupoint Shenque combined with salpingostomy for treatment of sterility caused by obstruction of the fallopian tube--a clinical report of 45 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of external application of Chinese drugs on acupoint Shenque (CV 8) combined with salpingostomy for treatment of sterility caused by obstruction of the fallopian tube.
  
  
  METHODS
  75 cases were randomly divided into the following 2 groups. Forty-five patients in the treatment group were treated with external application of Chinese drugs on acupoint Shenque (CV 8) combined with salpingostomy, while 30 patients in the control group were treated with salpingostomy only.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that in the treatment group, 26 cases were cured, 11 cases improved, and 8 cases failed, with a total effective rate of 82.22%; while in the control group, 14 cases were cured, 7 cases improved, and 9 cases failed, with a total effective rate of 70.00%. There is a significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of external application of Chinese drugs on acupoint Shenque combined with salpingostomy is better than that of salpingostomy only.
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 518033, China.
authors.forename: Jianmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012489:Salpingostomy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal