title: [Clinical observation on anovulatory infertility of blood and essence asthenia type treated by Lin'erlai Prescription].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of Lin'erlai Prescription (LEL) in treating anovulatory infertility of blood and essence asthenia syndrome type (BEAS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients with anovulatory infertility in Western medical term, and classified as BEAS in Chinese medical term were equally assigned to two groups, they were treated with LEL (the treated group) and clomid (the control group) respectively. The ovulation rate and pregnant rate were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in the treated group was 96.7%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (53.3% , P < 0.05). The abortion rate was 10.0% in the treated group, significantly lower than that in the control group (54.6% , P<0.05); the TCM symptom score decreased significantly in the treated group after treatment (P < 0.01), but unchanged in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LEL has good effect in treating anovulatory infertility of BEAS type.
authors.affiliation: Jingzhou Hospital of TCM, Hubei. hy3398@126.com
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: An-fang
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000858:Anovulation / Q000150:complications*; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; C533492:lin'erlai; D002996:Clomiphene