Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B 2) Points plus Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Postpartum Stress Urinary Incontinence / 上海针灸杂志

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B 2) points plus pelvic floor muscle exercises in treating postpartum stress urinary incontinence.Method A total of 216 patients with stress urinary incontinence were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 108 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B 2) points plus pelvic floor muscle exercises, while the control group was intervened by pelvic flor muscle exercises alone. For the two groups, the treatment was given once a day, 12 sessions as a course. The total effective rates were compared after 2 treatment courses.Result The total effective rate was 90.7% in the treatment group versus 83.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B 2) points plus pelvic floor muscle exercises is an effective method in treating postpartum stress urinary incontinence, and can promote the postpartum recovery of the pelvic floor.

The follow-up analysis of 219 cases of syphilis in pregnancy / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the status of pregnancy syphilis screening ,diagnosis,treatment,follow-up in Panyu district for improvement of management of pregnancy syphilis .Methods Using the method of a retro-spective survey,the follow-up data for 219 cases of patients were diagnosed with gestational syphilis from 2011.10.1 to 2013.9.30.Results 219 cases were diagnosed with gestational syphilis in 103 665 cases of pregnant women .The positive rate was 2.1%and all cases were latent syphilis .176 cases underwent a course of treatment during pregnancy , of which 33 patients received two courses of standard treatment .40 cases didn't receive treatment and 3 cases could not be followed up due to the phone empty ,shut down or refuse .14 cases were congenital syphilis ,the rate was 6.4%. Conclusion Pregnancy syphilis is a serious mother to child transmission of disease .After standard treatment ,close follow-up,strengthen publicity and education to improve patient compliance can reduce the incidence of congenital syphilis.