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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2016.29.3.068

Korean Medical Treatment’s Report about a Spontaneous Pregnancy with Low Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) Level and Thin Endometrium Infertility after Anorectal Cancer Surgery  

Koh, Ji-Eun (SHE'S Korean Medicine Clinic)
Lyou, Myung-Sook (SHE'S Korean Medicine Clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.29, no.3, 2016 , pp. 68-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This paper is to report a spontaneous pregnancy with low AMH level and thin endometrium infertility after Korean medical treatments.Methods: A 38-year old patient who had low AMH level, thin endometrium, sleep disturbance and anxiety happened after anorectal cancer surgery was treated by korean medicine such as herb medications per day for 6 months. And we observed the effects of treatments by improvement of symptoms checking endometrium ultrasonography.Results: After treatments, Symptoms of anxiety and sleep disturbance were improved. The number of ovarian follicle and endometrium thickness were upgraded during artificial pregnancy trials. Finally the patient was a spontaneous pregnancy after failures of one intrauterine insemination and one in vitro fertilization trial.Conclusions: This case shows that the korean medicine has effective option for a patient with low AMH level and thin endometrium infertility. Further ultrasonography would be valid measurements to check the effectiveness of oriental treatments as well as symptoms.
Keywords
Anti-Mü llerian Hormone; Thin Endometium; Infertility; Spontaneous Pregnancy; Anorectal Cancer Surgery; Korean Medicine;
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