title: [Analgesic effect of acupuncture compound anesthesia for patients of different pain thresholds].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe analgesic effect of acupuncture compound anesthesia for patients of different pain thresholds.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven hundred cases of infertility who will be taken ova under ultrasound guidance via the va gina and receive in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), were randomly divided into an acupuncture compound anesthesia group (n = 347) and a simple Dolantin group (n = 353). The pain thresholds in the acupunc ture compound anesthesia group was determined 30 min before acupuncture on one day before taking ova, and in the simple Dolantin group was determined before injection of Dolantin and 30 min before taking the ova. The patients in the two groups respectively received electroacupuncture at Shenshu (BL 23), Ciliao (BL 32), Baihui (GV 20), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc. combined with intramuscular injection of Dolantin, and simple intramuscular injection of Do lantin.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the patients with pain thresholds of 1 mA, 1.5 mA and 2 mA, the cumulative scores of pain in the acupuncture compound anesthesia group were significantly lower than those in the simple dolantin group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). For the patients with pain thresholds of 0.5 mA, 2.5 mA and 3 mA, in cumulative scores of pain there were no significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the patients with moderate pain thresholds, acupuncture compound anesthesia has good analgesic effect.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Integrated Acupuncture and Medication, Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China. mengping1982@163.com
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Ling-Ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D008614:Meperidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D017288:Pain Threshold
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D008614:Meperidine