title: [Multicentral randomized controlled studies on acupuncture at Shaoze (SI 1) for treatment of postpartum hypolactation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore effect of acupuncture at Shaoze (SI 1) for treatment of postpartum hypolactation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multicentral randomized controlled and single blind clinical trial was adopted, and 276 cases were divided into a treatment group and a control group, 138 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture (EA) at Shaoze (SI 1) and the control group with EA at Shangyang (LI 1). After treatment of 2 courses, the therapeutic effects and changes of cumulative score of TCM symptoms, mammary filling degree, lactation amount, prolactin level were evaluated and investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured and markedly effective rate was 97.8% in the treatment group and 24.3% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). The treatment group in improvement of the cumulative score of TCM symptoms and the mammary filling degree, and increasing the lactation amount and the prolactin level were better than the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Shaoze (SI 1) has obvious therapeutic effect on hypolactation.
authors: Institute of Acupuncture, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. wanghc56@hotmail.com
authors: Hong-Cai
authors: HC
authors: Wang
authors: Jun-Ming
authors: JM
authors: An
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Han
authors: Lin-Na
authors: LN
authors: Huang
authors: Jing-Wen
authors: JW
authors: Zhao
authors: Li-Xin
authors: LX
authors: Wei
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Dong
authors: Gui-Rong
authors: GR
authors: Zhai
authors: Xiu-Ping
authors: XP
authors: Li
authors: Ai-Jun
authors: AJ
authors: Yang
authors: Mei
authors: M
authors: Gu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007775:Lactation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin