title: Progress of integrative Chinese and Western medicine in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome caused infertility.
abstract: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most popular diseases that cause menstrual dysfunction and infertility in women. The present paper is a brief retrospection on the progress in treatment of PCOS caused infertility with integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM). It can be seen from these materials that using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) recipes formulated by Shen-replenishing herbs or acupuncture to reinforce Gan-Shen, regulate Chong-Ren Channels in treating PCOS, stable clinical efficacy could be obtained, with less adverse reaction, though the effect initiated somewhat late. Whereas, when Shen-replenishing recipe and acupuncture are combined with hormone or ovulation promoting drugs of Western medicine, the above-mentioned shortcomings would be overcome. So, this combined therapy is frequently used in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Gynecological and Obstetric Department, First Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin (150040).
authors.forename: Juan-juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Miao-e
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xiao-ke
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Li-hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*