title: [Treatment of hypomenorrhea by acupoint catgut embedding].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding on hypomenorrhea.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were divided into an acupoint catgut embedding group and an electroacupuncture group. They were treated respectively by acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture at Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Ciliao (BL 32) , etc. The effects of the two therapies on the menses amount in different therapeutic periods were compared and their therapeutic effects were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 100.0% in the acupoint catgut embedding group and 95.0% in the electroacupuncture group with no significant difference. One month and two months after treatment, the acupoint catgut embedding group in improving degree of the menses amount was better than the electroacupuncture group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture can effectively treat hypomenorrhea, but the former more rapidly produces the effect and has a better short-term therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture-Moxibustion Department, Zhejiang Hospital of Combined Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. j316316@163.com
authors.forename: Hui-fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ya-bei
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged