The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회)
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The Latest Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Obstetrics

Pub Med 검색을 통한 침구치료의 산과적 응용에 대한 최근 연구 고찰

  • Ha, Jee-Yeun (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Moo (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Hoon (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Jang, Jun-Bock (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Sub (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Cho, Jung-Hoon (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 하지연 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 이진무 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 이창훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 장준복 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 이경섭 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 조정훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: We aimed at reviewing the studies of the acupuncture treatment for women related to pregnancy. Methods: We referred to PubMed by searching words of pregnancy and acupuncture and limited experimental method to randomized control trial. Results: We found 52 articles in 32 journals, which were divided into 3 parts: treatment for symptoms during pregnancy, treatment for symptom related to delivery and treatment for symptoms related to surgical operation for IVF-ET. In this study, articles on hypermesis gravidarum were the greatest in number and acupuncture for pain control related to pregnancy are most frequently appearing in terms of symptoms. Besides acupuncture treatment, acupressure band and acupressure were used for hyperemesis gravidarum, common acupuncture for low back pain in pregnancy and acupuncture or moxibustion to resolve breech presentation. Conclusion: In this study, acupuncture seems to be an efficacious means of reducing symptoms related to pregnancy and improving the quality of life of pregnant women.

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