Therapeutic Observation of Fire-needle Therapy plus Chinese Medication for Ovarian Cysts / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of fire-needle therapy plus oral administration ofGuizhi Fuling capsules in treating ovarian cysts.Method Seventy-six patients with ovarian cysts were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 38 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by fire-needle therapy plus oral administration ofGuizhi Fuling capsules, while the control group was intervened by oral administration ofGuizhi Fuling capsules alone. Before and after the treatment, ultrasound B-scanning was adopted to measure the sizes of ovarian cysts, and the therapeutic efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The sizes of ovarian cysts were significantly changed after the treatment in both groups (P<0.01). The sizes of ovarian cysts in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group after the intervention (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 86.8% in the treatment group versus 65.8% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Fire acupuncture plus oral administration ofGuizhi Fuling capsules is an effective approach in treating ovarian cysts.