[Clinical observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on peri-menopausal syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To objectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) for treatment of peri-menopausal syndrome.


METHODS
All the patients enrolled were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group were treated with EA at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) for 3 therapeutic courses, thrice each week, 30 min each time, one month constituting one course. The control group were treated with oral administration of nylestriol for 3 months, 2 mg each time, twice each month. For the menopausal patient, medroxyprogesterone was added from the third month of the treatment for 7 days, 6 mg each day. Changes of vasomotorial symptoms, mental symptoms and scores of Kupperman indexes before and after treatment for 1 month, 2 months and 3 months were investigated.


RESULTS
EA could significantly decrease the score of Kupperman indexes, improve vasomotorial symptoms and mental symptoms in the patient of peri-menopausal syndrome with no severe adverse effects. The control group in the score of Kupperman indexes was slightly higher than the treatment group with no significant difference between the two groups, but the treatment group in improvement of the vasomotorial symptoms was better than the control group and in improvement of mental symptoms was not as good as the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
EA at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) is effective and safe for treatment of peri-menopausal syndrome.
Zhou
Jun
J
The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, China. zhoujuntcm@sohu.com
Qin
Zheng-yu
ZY
Li
Wei-li
WL
Zhang
Cui-ping
CP
Tian
Li-ying
LY
Zhang
Yi-juan
YJ
Hu
Ling
L
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome