title: Successful acupuncture treatment of uterine myoma.
abstract: Our case report as the second one in the medical literature demonstrated successful outcome of acupuncture treatment of uterine myoma in terms of tumor size reduction and absence of hypermenorrhea and anemia with successful perinatal outcome with two healthy newborns after previous late miscarriage. Accordingly, acupuncture treatment can be used as an inexpensive, efficient and simple therapeutic option in the management of particular types of myoma.
authors.forename: Dubravko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Habek
authors.forename: Alenka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akšamija
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*