[Effect of electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on short-term adverse effects of drug-induced abortion].
OBJECTIVE
To search for a therapeutic method for alleviating the short-term adverse effect of drug-induced abortion.


METHODS
Ninety cases of early pregnancy were divided into 3 groups randomly. Control group were treated with medicine, electroacupuncture group I with electroacupuncture at both Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) simultaneously within 30-60 min after the medicine was given, and electroacupuncture group II with electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) successively within 30-60 min after the medicine was administrated.


RESULTS
After treatment, the short-term adverse effect in the electroacupuncture groups was more significantly alleviated as compared with the control group (P < 0.05), and alleviative degree of abdominal pain in the electroacupuncture group II was better than that in the electroacupuncture group I .


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) can alleviate short-term adverse effects of drug-induced abortion, and first electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) followed by Sanyinjiao (SP 6) can more significantly alleviate abdominal pain.
Xu
Hong-Yan
HY
College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China.
Yang
Fang
F
Zhu
Jiang
J
He
Zhi-Ping
ZP
Yan
Chen
C
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000628:therapy; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy