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<b>Purpose :</b> Recently, it has been reported that insulin resistance was revealed among non-PCOS women with ovulation disorder. There have been many relevant reports so far that glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism were improved by acupuncture therapy. In this research, therefore, it was examined if acupuncture therapy is effective for glucose metabolism or menstrual cycle disorder of women with ovulation disorder.<br><b>Method :</b> We had thirty three adult female measured their basal body temperature (BBT) for three months. Six of them whose BBT showed a normal menstrual cycle were put into a control group, and seven who didn’t show the high temperature phase were put into an abnormal group. Each group was given 75g of glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and their blood glucose level and insulin level were compared. Also, the abnormal group had acupuncture therapies for about a year, and their menstrual cycle, blood glucose level and serum insulin level were compared between before and after the series of therapies.<br><b>Results :</b> The comparison of the blood glucose level at 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes and serum insulin level at 120 minutes between the control group and the abnormal group showed that they were significantly higher in the abnormal group. (The blood glucose level at 30 minutes : 113±16.0 mg/<I>dl</I> vs. 142.4±22.0 mg/<I>dl</I>, p<0.01, the blood glucose level at 60 minutes : 91.6±21.2 mg/<I>dl</I> vs. 128.2±47.9 mg/<I>dl</I>, p<0.01, the blood glucose level at 120 minutes : 84.1±9.1 mg/<I>dl</I> vs. 123.2±32.6mg/<I>dl</I>, p<0.01, serum insulin level at 120 minutes : 35.3±14.5 μU/<I>ml</I> vs. 55.0±17.5μU/<I>ml</I>, p<0.01) The comparison between before and after the therapies of the abnormal group showed that they were significantly lower at the blood glucose level at 30 minutes, 120 minutes and serum insulin level at 30 minutes, 120 minutes. (The blood glucose level at 30 minutes : 142.4±22.0 mg/<I>dl</I> vs. 119.8±26.6mg/<I>dl</I>, p<0.01, the blood glucose level at 120 minutes : 123.2±32.6 mg/<I>dl</I> vs. 94.2±18.7 mg/<I>dl</I>, p<0.01, serum insulin level at 30 minutes : 74.2±50.0μU/<I>ml</I> vs. 54.5±29.1μU/<I>ml</I>, p<0.01, serum insulin level at 120 minutes : 55.0±17.5μU/<I>ml</I> vs. 37.3±13.3μU/<I>ml</I>, p<0.05) The number of days of menstmal cycle became significantly shorter and the high temperature phase became significantly longer after the series of therapies. (Cycle : 110.8±124.7 days vs. 37.7±13.0 days, p<0.03, number of days of high temperature : 0 days vs. 7.5±4.5 days, p<0.03)<br><b>Conclusion :</b> It was suggested that acupuncture has a possibility to work effectively for improving glucose metabolism disorder and menstrual cycle for women with ovulation disorder.
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Objective To explore the use of urine LH test paper associating basal body temperature in ovulation monitoring and conception guiding in anovulatory infertility.Methods We used clomiphene to treat 100 anovulatory infertility patients.Then we recorded basal body temperature and used urine LH test paper in morning to determine whethere there is urine LH peak between the 12th to 20th day of menstrual cycle.If the patient become pregnant,we stop observation.If not,we observed them until the third treatment cycle completed.Result Before treatment,both the urine LH test paper and basal body temperature showed there was no ovulation.After treatmend,we observed 199 menstrual cycle.There were urine LH peak in 149 menstrual cycle.And there were double phase body temperature in 158 treat cycle.The lowest body temperature appeared in the urine LH peak day or after it.71.1%of the lowest body temperature emerged in one or two days after the urine LH peak appeared.76 patients in our study become pregnant,pregnancy rate is 76%.Conclusion Urine LH test paper associating basal body temperature is convenient and easy tO learn.It is a good way in ovulation monitoring and conception guiding.
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The effects of exercise on cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) as an index of local cold tolerance caused by a shift in the core body temperature in the follicular and luteal phases to a lower level were evaluated in athletes and non-athletes. The subjects were healthy female students with a normal menstrual cycle, who consisted of 15 athletes and 9 non-athletes. The percent body fat was lower, and the maximal oxygen intake was significantly higher in the athletes than in the non-athletes. The difference in the basal body temperature between the follicular and luteal phases differed significantly (P<0.01) between the athletes (0.53±0.221) and the non-athletes (0.88± 0.26t) . CIVD was measured once in the late follicular phase and once in the midluteal phase in the spring of 2002. Finger skin temperature before ice water immersion did not differ between the follicular and luteal phases in the athletes or non-athletes. The mean finger skin temperature was higher in the luteal phase in both the athletes and non-athletes. Similarly, the temperature of the first rise was higher, and the time of temperature rise was shorter, in the luteal phase. The resistance index was 11.47±2.36 in the follicular phase and 13.40±1.45 in the luteal phase in the athletes, and 10.44±3.21 and 11.89±2.09, respectively, in the non-athletes. It was significantly higher in the luteal phase in the athletes but showed no significant difference in the non-athletes. In addition, it was significantly higher in the athletes than in the non-athletes in the luteal phase, but no difference was observed between the two groups in the follicular phase. These results suggest that the finger skin temperature during ice water immersion was maintained at a higher level in the athletes than in the non-athletes despite the greater reductions in the basal body temperature in the luteal phases in the athletes ; this is because of suppression of cutaneous vasoconstriction and an increase in collateral blood flow. Moreover, cutaneous vasodilation induced by the axon reflex of sensory nerves, release of histamine substances, reduction of vascular sensitivity to catecholamines, or release of vasodilators is considered to be a mechanism of the higher resistance index in the athletes.
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The use of BBT in a single donor insemination and the conception rate according to cycle day was studied. For 107 such cycles, inseminations were performed on day 0 in 21.5% of cycles, on days-1,+1 and –2 in 17.8%, 16.8% and 13.1% respectively. The overall pregnancy rate achieved was 44%. The success rate per cycle was 15%, and the highest success rates were obtained on day 0 (43.7%) and day –1 (31.2%). No pregnancies occurred when insemination was done before day -3 and beyond day +1. In conclusion BBT provides a reasonable guide to the 2-to 3-day period on either side of the nadir in donor insemination.