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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2017.30.3.128

Case Reports of 30 Female Infertility  

Kim, Mi-Sun (R Korean Medicine Clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.30, no.3, 2017 , pp. 128-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study is to report the effects of acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine on infertility. Methods: From February 2015 to December 2016, 44 women with infertility were treated with acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine. 6 months later, follow up and analysis were performed. Results: Of the total 44 women, 19 were successful in pregnancy. Of the 30 women who were contacted by follow-up after 6 months, 19 (63.3%) were successful in pregnancy. 6 of the 8 women who had abortion experience and 5 of the 6 women without the symptoms were pregnant. And 2 with dysmenorrhea, women with follicular development failure, hydrosalpinx, ectopic pregnancy, anovulatory infertility patients, polycystic ovary syndrome were all successfully pregnant. Conclusions: This study suggests that acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine are useful and shows possibility to increasing pregnancy rates.
Keywords
Infertility; Pregnancy Rate; Herbal Medicine; Acupuncture; Moxibustion;
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