Controlled study on acupuncture for treatment of endocrine dysfunctional infertility / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture and Western medicine for promoting ovalation on endocrine dysfunctional infertility.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred and forty cases of infertility were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (n = 160) and a Western medicine group (n = 80). They were treated with acupuncture and clomiphene respectively and their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The pregnancy rate was 65.0% in the acupuncture group and 45.0% in the Western medicine group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture can cure endocrine dysfunctional infertility.</p>