Chinese medicine and fertility

Efficacy of Traditional CHM in the Management of Female Infertility: A Systematic Review. K Ried, K Stuart Complementary Therapies in Medicine  Vol 19 issue 6 Dec. 2011 In an Australian Government-funded study, Ried and Stuart of Adelaide University reviewed 8 RCT’s and 22 smaller studies involving a total of 1851 women with poor fertility. Meta-analysis …

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Chinese medicine effective for ulcerative colitis

Efficacy and safety of Fufangkushen colon-coated capsule in the treatment of ulcerative colitis compared with mesalazine: A double-blinded and randomized study. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Sep 6. http://www.jcm.co.uk/research-archive/article/chinese-medicine-as-good-as-drugs-for-ulcerative-colitis-1907/   A Chinese herbal medicine containing Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae flavescentis) has been shown to be as effective as the anti-inflammatory drug mesalamine for treating ulcerative colitis (UC). …

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Premenstrual Syndrome

Acupuncture for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BJOG. 2011 Jul;118(8):899-915). Acupuncture is a promising treatment for premenstrual symptoms, according to a systematic review by Korean authors. Ten RCTs were included in their review. The pooled results demonstrated acupuncture to be superior to all controls. Acupuncture significantly improved symptoms when …

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Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) and fertility

Efficacy of Traditional CHM in the Management of Female Infertility: A Systematic Review. K Ried, K Stuart Complementary Therapies in Medicine  Vol 19 issue 6 Dec. 2011 In an Australian Government-funded study, Ried and Stuart of Adelaide University reviewed 8 RCT’s and 22 smaller studies involving a total of 1851 women with poor fertility. Meta-analysis …

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and IVF

Effect of electroacupuncture on oocyte quality and pregnancy for patients with PCOS undergoing in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2011 Aug;31(8):687-91. Source Reproductive Medicine Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of TCM, Jinan 250001, China. cuiwei9996@sohu.com Objective: To observe the impacts of electroacupuncture (EA) on …

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