title: [Treatment of declining in ovarian reserve by shen-reinforcing and menstrual cycle-regulating therapy combined with western medicine: a clinical observation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of Shen-reinforcing and menstrual cycle-regulating therapy (SRMCRT) combined with Western medicine (WM) in treating decline in ovarian reserve (DOR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 78 patients with DOR were assigned to the traditional Chinese medicine combined WM group (abbreviated as IM group, 40 cases), and the WM group (38 cases) according to random digit table method. Patients in the WM group were treated with hormone replacement therapy, while those in the IM group additionally received SRMCRT. The therapeutic course for all was 3 consecutive months. The therapeutic efficacy was compared between the two groups. The serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), FSH/luteinizing hormone (LH), and estradiol (E2), as well as the development of sinus follicles were compared between before and after treatment in the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The therapeutic effective rate was 92.5% in the IM group, higher than that of the WM group (73.68%, P < 0.05). The serum levels of FSH, FSH/LH, and E2 decreased (P < 0.05) and the number of the sinus follicle increased (P < 0.05) in the two groups after treatment. Besides, IM was superior in decreasing serum levels of FSH and FSH/LH, and increasing the number of the sinus follicle (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SRMCRT was an effective method for treating ROD. IM was superior in decreasing serum levels of FSH and FSH/LH, and increasing the number of the sinus follicle.
authors.forename: Xiao-tao
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shao-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000187:drug effects; D065851:Ovarian Reserve; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone