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A Retrospective and Cross-sectional Study on Symptom Improvements in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients Treated with Electroacupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture  

Park, Sung-Hwan (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
Han, Su-Ryun (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
Kang, Ji-Suck (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
Ahn, Young-Min (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
Ahn, Se-Young (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
Lee, Hye-Jung (Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung-Hee University)
Lee, Byung-Cheol (Dept. of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.31, no.3, 2010 , pp. 437-447 More about this Journal
Abstract
Obejectives : To investigate the clinical effect of electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture for benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH) symptoms. Methods : Among 39 outpatients who were treated at a BPH clinic, 8 were finally selected for analysis by charts-review, retrospectively. They were treated by electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture more than 3 times. We estimated the effectiveness of the treatments by using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire and checking their nocturia frequency. On the basis of these variables, we analyzed the statistical significations of symptom improvements. Results : Among 8 patients, the IPSS and nocturia frequency showed significant improvement after the final treatment compared with baseline (P = .0078, P = .0078). The IPSS significantly decreased even after the 1st treatment and also after the 2nd treatment compared with the baseline (P = .0078, P = .0078). The IPSS at post final-treatment, post 1st- and post 2nd treatment also showed significant improvement compared with IPSS at baseline in 6 severe symptomatic patients(P = .031, P = .031, P = .031). Nocturia frequency decreased after the 1st treatment compared with baseline and showed significant improvement between baseline and post 2nd treatment (P = .0078). Conclusions : In a retrospective and cross-sectional study investigating the clinical effects of electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture on BPH, these treatments proved to have significant therapeutic effects, particularly for various symptoms involving frequent nocturia.
Keywords
Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH); Electroacupuncture; Bee venom acupuncture; International prostate symptom score(IPSS); Nocturia;
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