title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of infertility of ovulatory disturbance].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on infertility of ovulatory disturbance and the mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were randomly divided into an acup-moxibustion group and a medication group in the order of visiting, 60 cases in each group. The acup-moxibustion group were treated with acupuncture at Zhongji (CV 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and suspended moxibustion over Shenque (CV 8), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), and the medication group with oral administration of 50 mg Clomiphene. After treatment for 3 menstrual cycles, pregnancy rate, basal body temperature, B-ultrasonic examination and ovulation were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Acup-moxibustion and oral administration of Clomiphene had higher ovulating effect, with no significant difference between them (P > 0.05); the pregnancy rate in the acup-moxibustion group was significantly higher than that in the medication group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acup-moxibustion and Clomiphene have a same ovulating effect, and the pregnancy rate is higher and the abortion rate is lower for the patient of acup-moxibustion treatment than that for oral administration of Clomiphene.
authors.affiliation: Section of Acupunture, Wenzhou City Hospital of TCM, Zhejiang 325002, China. fenjsun@163.com
authors.forename: Feng-jun
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Shi-li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Da-zheng
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010060:Ovulation