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Recurrence of uterine fibroids after myomectomy is common,and the mechanism of recurrence is unknown.The recurrence rate may be related to the number,size and type of fibroids.The treatment for recurrent uterine fibroids is the same as that for primary fibroids.Currently,there is no effective method or drug to prevent recurrence. The risk of recurrence should be assessed at the same time with surgery,and postoperative guidance and follow-up should be done.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the efficacy and safety of Chinese drugs for expelling evil-wind, removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and invigorating yin in treating active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-seven patients with active RA were randomized into 3 groups, the Group A, B and C. They were made coequal in terms of age, sex and condition of disease and treated respectively with basic treatment (non-steroid anti-inflammation drug combined with immune inhibitor) only, basic treatment + small dose prednisone, and basic treatment + Chinese herbal medicine, all for 8 weeks. The efficacy and adverse effects of treatment were analyzed by scoring.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 20.0% (4/20) in Group A, 810% (17/21) in Group B and 85.7% (18/21) in Group C, the latter two were superior to the former one (P <0.01). Before treatment, comparison of disease activity score (DAS) among the three groups showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). After treatment, improvements of Ritchie arthritis index (RAI), number of swollen joint, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), general health (GH), and DAS were shown in Group B and C (P <0.05), while in Group A, improvement was only shown in GH (P <0.05). The difference of DAS between pre- and post-treatment was 0.25 +/- 0.77 in Group A, 0.87 +/- 0.60 in Group B and 0.92 +/- 0.59 in Group C, showing statistical significance between Group A vs B and A vs C (P = 0.0000). The total accumulative score of adverse reaction was 3.76 +/- 2.72 in Group C, 9.10 +/- 6.01 in Group A and 14.38 +/- 9.36 in Group B, also showing statistical significance among groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The combination of Chinese and Western medicine for active RA is effective and safe.</p>