The combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines for treatment of menopausal syndrome--a clinical report of 63 cases.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate therapeutic effects of the combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines in 63 cases of menopausal syndrome.


METHODS
Ninety-three cases of menopausal syndrome were randomly divided into 2 groups. Sixty-three cases of the treatment group were treated by the combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines. Thirty cases in the control group were only given Western medicines.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 96.83% in the treatment group, and 73.33% in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
The combined use of acupuncture andChinese medicines is more effective for treating menopausal syndrome.
Tian
Huazhang
H
Shiyan Hospital of Baoan District, Shenzhen 518108, China.
Zhang
Chunyan
C
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal