title: [Analysis on the interrelation between acupuncture-induced weight reduction and menstruation].
abstract: The effect of acupuncture induced weight reduction on menstrual activity is definitely not a negligible issue. By analyzing the existing materials about the mutual influence of neuroendocrine system and clinical trails, it is known that there exists a close interrelation between acupuncture-induced weight reduction and menstruation. Acupuncture treatment can achieve the effects of weight reduction and menstrual improvement via regulating activities of leptin, thyroid gland system and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis. Clinical practice has demonstrated that acupuncture stimulation of some commonly-used acupoints for weight reduction also has a favorable regulation on menstrual activity in obesity women.
authors.affiliation: Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, China. miaoyuanli@126.com
authors.forename: Miao-Yuan
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dong-Yan
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jun-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology; D008598:Menstruation / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin