title: [Effect of electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on short-term adverse effects of drug-induced abortion].
abstract: 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.
authors: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Hong-Yan
authors: HY
authors: Xu
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Yang
authors: Jiang
authors: J
authors: Zhu
authors: Zhi-Ping
authors: ZP
authors: He
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Yan
mesh_terms: 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